Now onto my passenger side (RHS) outer rocker panel.
My car suffered quite a bit of shipping damage (some here know the story, and the "agent"...).
One thing was someone in NJ put a forklift's forks into my RHS outer rocker panel.
Shame as it wasn't very rusty, just had a small rust repair in the wheelhouse end.
However with 2 decent sized dents, plus a nice shallow dent where he scrapped the forks sideways (yup he was a real winner this bloke), I decided it would be better to replace it.
So off came the old, inner rocker faces prepped and new outer rocker ordered...
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However, it doesn't fit at all well. Brand wise theres nothing on it except made in Taiwan. The wiring channel is maybe 1/4" too wide along the whole length, and it seems a bit high (like it wasn't squashed enough when pressed). I think it might be slightly too long as well.
Google showed a few other folk have had similar issues, including some negative reviews at CJ's Pony Parts.
So does anyone here have experience with this problem? I'm used to fettling repop stuff a bit, but this one seems just plain wrong. All I can guess for a fix is to find a sheet metal shop with long set of folders etc, ask them to flatten the inside flange, and re-bend it 1/4" further in. Doing it by hand using heat and hammer won't make for a factory looking result and would take ages. Length wise - perhaps fit the front (so it aligns with the door's leading edge), then trim off the rear curve and MIG the wheel house flange back on?
Any clues? Anyone done this fix before?
OR does someone know of a new shipment or brand of outer rocker panel that does fit reasonably well out of the box? Perhaps its best that I just cut my losses before I cut metal, and sell mine on on eBay, and go that route?