quarter panel repair cost?

[MEisGQ]

relatively new here... I just been cruisin the board for info bout my rps13 240... well, I just got hit the other day~not too bad~but it dented the driver door and the rear quarter panel. Im gonna replace the door with one from the junk yard but I would just like to know the average cost to repair or cut/weld part of the quarter panel from another panel. Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

[kazuo]

Welding = Bad idea

All the welding will warp the shit out of the metal. Too much work

Best option is to have the panel re-finished by a GOOD shop.

Cost? Depends on dent. Could be up to $500 w/ paint for a GOOD repair job (read: little or no bondo)

Other option is new Rear Quarter, but thats like $1800... not including labor for install/prep/paint

Good luck

[gijoe69]

unless you buy a Fiberglass Rear Quarter Panel that is wider like 50mm and have it molded on

[Sil Beer S13]

I also an wondering how much it would cost. I had a little arguement with a curb that threw me into a pole.:bash:

Lets just say they won the arguement. But it was all thanks to drifting......

[andrave]

the quarter panel is part of the unibody. it has to be cut out and welded in. It is very expensive. It is very difficult to do properly.

A better alternative is to fix the one you got. a GOOD body shop can do it... I'd say try and get metal or fiberglass filler, because bondo shizzle will crack.

[fastpace]

I am going through this same dilemna with my car. The driver's side rear quarter panel of my car really messed up because of a hit and run. I did an estimate of the damage at a really good body shop in college station and it came out to 1600 bucks in damages. Waiting what the insurance company says, but hopes that helps.