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Honda Civic Quarter Panel AutoBody removal question

Discussion in 'How to' started by iRichard, Feb 28, 2015.

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  1. iRichard

    iRichard Member Founding Member

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    I recently bought a used 1993 Honda civic coupe ex and it has over 190000km on it. The car runs good, but the rear quarter panels are rusted pretty badly on the outside and in the interior of the panels. I went to an auto body shop and they said it will cost me over $3000 for them to repair it. The question is will it be cheaper if I did the repairs myself? I can upload images if you'd like?
     
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    Flexin Admin Staff Member Founding Member Top Event

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    Hey how is it going?

    Yes please post the pics. If it is real bad it will be a lot of work. The front fenders can pre replaced fairly easy. In the rear it will be much harder. If it is real bad you might have to find one with decent rear quarters in a junk yard and cut them out. Then do the same to your bad ones and replace them with the replacements. Not an easy job.

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    Flexin Admin Staff Member Founding Member Top Event

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    You might be able to buy replacement panels but it will be a lot of work. Do you have access to a welder?

    James
     
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    I still haven't done a lot of research on replacing quarter panels, and I don't have the equipment yet to do the repairs. I know I'll need to buy a welder, a grinder, a pick hammer, a dolly and a lot more other tools. I also have some basic knowledge of doing body work on a car, but this seems pretty advanced.
     
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    Images of my 1993 Honda Civic:


    DS1O9 - quarterpanel1.JPG

    DS1O9 - quarterpanel2.JPG


    DS1O9 - quarter4.JPG

    DS1O9 - WIN_20150228_161333.JPG DS1O9 - WIN_20150228_161311.JPG

    DS1O9 - WIN_20150228_161318.JPG
     
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    Yeah there is more work involved. Is the car worth the amount of work to you? Are you going to get it painted or will you do that as well?

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    That isn't as bad as I thought. If you can one in a yard with good rear quarters you might be able to get away with just doing those sections. How good is the rest of the metal in the rear quarters?

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    This is the only pick I have that leads to the back of the car, but everything else is fine. But I was thinking about just buying a newer car for the price to just replace a quarter panel or do an engine swap.

    DS1O9 - WIN_20150228_161327.JPG
     
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    Yeah you would price it all up and make a decision because going to far.

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