need some advice on body work - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

jiggaboo · 11-06-2003, 08:47 PM

i have a gen 3 and the engine is in good condition but the body is kinda mesed up, its all dented, scratched and paints all faded( i guess the previous owner didnt take care of it) i never thought this was a problem when i got the car, but i kinda wanna fix it now. just threw a tint on there and the dings just kinda kill it any suggestions and how much it will run me ? THANKS!

Nick · 11-06-2003, 08:56 PM

how badly is it dinged? you got a couple of options

you can get some body work tools (slide hammer, ball pein hammer and the like) and try to pull them out, then bondo

if its too bad you can find new panels in junk yards

jiggaboo · 11-06-2003, 08:59 PM

i dunt think i cud take out the panel cause its the piece rigth next to the trunk ( it connects to the roof) and its small dents that come from the inside out ( i dunt know how that happened) and some that come outside in but they are small ones that chipped the paint right off btw what is bondo ?

oibone781 · 11-06-2003, 09:28 PM

No more than a $1000, including removing dents and paint, plus supplies, might be a little less, but shouldn't be more...

jiggaboo · 11-06-2003, 09:50 PM

close to or near 1000 is way to much for me.. im a poor college student just trying to live soemthing under 500 can be reasonable if i stop eating and going out and not buy gas for a while :shrug: prolly just leave it the way it is now thanks for you help thouhg

BustaRice · 11-08-2003, 08:21 PM

you can always take a drive down to east la and check out some auto body shops there. they will quote you low ass prices. Might not be best but it will surely fix all your problems. a lil ghetto but does the job.

clean93cam · 11-08-2003, 08:35 PM

hhmmm well what if u dont live int he cali area and well still wanna fix some minor dings..... well as u can tell i think im in the same boat jiggaboo is in im a poor college student and well was waiting 4 a cheap solution..... anyone have some other advice??

and well my dings i dont think arent as bad as his. mine are just the door dings from other awholes at my school....

-cleancam

clean93cam · 11-08-2003, 08:50 PM

hhmmm well what if u dont live int he cali area and well still wanna fix some minor dings..... well as u can tell i think im in the same boat jiggaboo is in im a poor college student and well was waiting 4 a cheap solution..... anyone have some other advice??

and well my dings i dont think arent as bad as his. mine are just the door dings from other awholes at my school....

-cleancam