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Old 06-27-2011, 05:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Someone hit my quarter panel and ran off. so now i am left with a huge dent on my left quarter panel. I am thinking about replacing the quarter panel but don't know the instructions. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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Old 06-27-2011, 02:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Quarter panel does not come off the car. You have to pound out the dent from the inside or cut out the damaged section and weld on a replacement panel. More labor cost involved with this sort of repair - if you've had prior body work experience, might be a DIY job. Depending on the size of the dent and how the car was hit - I'd also recommend setting it on a chassis jig and check the unitbody for square. More often than not, even a moderate hit will bend the unitbody in that corner, and you'll have to pull the unitbody back square, before you start any work. Otherwise, the repair will look uneven / off.
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I am currently having mine fixed at a shop. And i do suppose that my damages were way more than yours.Best bet is a shop or DIY.
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I try to pound the dent out but its too big so i give up. As of this moment, i don't know if i want to bring it to the shop because i am sure it will cost at least 1k to fix it, which may not wroth it.
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