Removing doors and fenders

[LUVLEXUS101]

Anyone have a general idea on how to go about removing doors and the front fenders as easily as possible?

[ASG14]

What do you need done? I do good work cheap.......

I replaced a fender and door last week on a Gen 3 in Canada.

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

i can attest for his work He worked on my Gen 5

[eyeball96]

Yeah Adam, will have them removed them in 30 minutes tops!

[bigbird]

its like a jedi mind trick the way he removes and reassembles these damn cars.

[LUVLEXUS101]

I think I'm going to jersey this weekend to pick up a trunk lid and if the doors or fenders were in good condition I was considering taking them as well, the hood is pretty simple to take off right?

[ASG14]

^ Yes, it's 4 bolts. Aligning everything is the bitch, lol.

[ghettosled]

front or rear fenders? they are completely differnet animals.

[LUVLEXUS101]

front fenders

[slpr1mz]

just take th bolt out ;-] after you put it back and u have a few extra peices you did a good job ha ha

[ghettosled]

if you take off the fenders first, you should have better access to the door bolts. to remove the fender, you need to remove the plastic wheel well and also part of the plastic ductwork for the intake. i just did this a couple of months ago. there are two bolts at the bottom of the fender just under the car. from inside the wheel well there is one bolt about halfway up by the door. towads the front of the car still inside the fender, there are two nuts that attach the bumper to the front bumper cover (at least there are on a 95/96 model). then under the hood there are about 8 bolts holding the top of the fender. after this its just a matter of wiggling it off.

[djb2]

Here are my notes from when I replaced the fender.

The door hinge bolts are trivial to reach once the fender is off, but the door is difficult to align correctly with the fender missing.


Gen 3 Camry fender fastener list

All are 10mm head, #2 or #3 phillips (fender liner)
The nuts at the bumper requires a deep socket or 10mm box wrench
At the door edge you need a nutdriver or socket extension

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_U_199...PNKA_5302.html

Start by removing the grill, corner light, and headlight
Grill: 2 obvious screws
Corner light: 1 screw at top, pulls forward
Headlight: 2 bolts, 1 nut (one under grill, two behind corner light)

Next remove the fender liner
3 screws (#2, captive washer) around lip
2 screws (#3 large) at mudflap
8 screws (10mm+#2 head, captive washer)

Remove the intake resonator -- the platic tank blocking access from the
wheel well to the corner light area. Yes, you definitely need to.
2 long screws (10mm head)

Remove the bumper, or at least bend one side forward to release fender

Two nuts at the bumper/fender joint, reached from the wheel well
Use a deep socket, or work slowly with a box wrench
One screw about six inches back, reached from inside wheel well

Engine screening
Quarter-turn fasteners

Top edge
Two or three along hood line 90119-06288
One hidden under the cowl louver (trim under wiper arm)
You only need to remove the forward of the two screws
Door edge
One at the top reached from the open door
One reached from the fender liner
Two pointing up from the rocker panel 90119-06353
Clamping in a spacer 53878C
Forward edge
Two nuts at the corner light

Wheel arch and bottom
Two holding a mudflap-area reinforcement 90164-60024
Reinforcement 52827B/828B
Four at wheel arch edge, for liner 90159-50296
Into speed nut on liner 53879A
Liner is held by five screws 90159-80403 into nylon body nuts 90189-06006