Moving along with the fender install. All holes are drilled and nutserts in place. Bought the astro pneumatic 1442 nut set tool which made the nut set install a joke
Not sure how others have done it but was only able to drill the lower of the two holes for the front brace in the inner side of the pinch seam. Where the top hole was aligned the pinch seam had already widned and was on an angle at the inner most part. Could have drilled a hole but no way the provided 1 inch screw would have made it though, and even if it did the nut would not have been flush given the angle on the inside.
Hardest part of the install is drilling the 4 holes for the rear brace. The two holes that are drilled in the absolute back park of the fender are not bad. Can be done with a regular drill (much easier with tire off) and can then be accessed from behind the brake lights. The two on the inner side of the fender are more difficult because of the tight space and angle. The bottom hole can at least be started with a small bit and an angled drill. I then recommend going to the cargo space, removing the lining, and finding the hole just drilled. Can then use a regular drill to make it to the recommended size. Even with the angled drill I found it tough to reach the top hole on the inner side of the bracket. I found it easiest to use the bracket and previously drilled lower hole to mark the top hole from the inside cargo area (measure twice and drill once). Much easier than screwing around in the tight fender space the whole time.
All holes lined up and fenders went back on easy once everything was pre installed. Currently getting powder coated to match the gloss black now so should have the finished product in a few days. Ill post more pics with the finished product.
