Patent ID: 7413239

Claim:
A vehicle fender panel mounting structure comprising: a fender panel top end side mounting portion, disposed at a vehicle body front portion side face; a vehicle body side structural member, disposed further to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and further to the vehicle bottom direction side, than the fender panel top end side mounting portion, the vehicle body side structural member being the corresponding mount of the fender panel top end side mounting portion; and an impact absorption bracket joining the fender panel top end side mounting portion and the vehicle body side structural member, the impact absorption bracket comprising: a first angled portion, connecting the fender panel top end side mounting portion and the vehicle body side structural member in a substantially straight line; a second angled portion, extending from a position at the top end of the first angled portion to a position that opposes in the vehicle width direction, or is able to oppose, an upright wall portion provided to the vehicle body side structural member; and a connecting portion that connects the bottom end portion of the second angled portion to the bottom end portion of the first angled portion.