rust on quarter panels
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rust on quarter panels
i have a 1992 honda civic si hatchback and it has rust on the quarter panels in the back above the tires on both sides, a little bit of rust underneath the door and i was wondering if anyone has dealt with this problem already and where i can buy some quarter panels from i looked online but i can't find much, and honda wants 600 bucks per panel so im lookin for somethin cheaper, thanks.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
yeah that looks fine but i have rust underneath the door too and that piece stops right before where my rust is i would need the bottom part too. that connects to that piece
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Re: rust on quarter panels
You can get those pieces in that link, fenders, doors, hoods, trunks. Any other small parts you will have to cut and weld in new yourself. Thats just the way it is.
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its a very well known honda problem, its always in that area. depending on how bad it is you may not have to replace parts, but dont be suprised if you need to replace parts of the quater pannle.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
no rust aaaaggghhhhh i hate rust i just replace mine so im all good they was 60 bucks for both pair an the guy charged me 250 to install them so im good for now
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Re: rust on quarter panels
sorry i thought it was on the door but it's not its right next to it as you can see, so like the other guy asked has anyone already used these to get rid of their rust? work well?
thanks.
thanks.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
Ya I used them on my first hatchback. They work fine if you can line them up. You have to outline them and cut the old area away, so just make sure you have them line up 100% or youll be welding little pieces in the gaps.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
Many people have done this. Google will help you find them
Look on eBay. Search for "civic rear fenders". You'll find them there for cheap. Or here
Look on eBay. Search for "civic rear fenders". You'll find them there for cheap. Or here
On that note, does anyone know if the rear wheel arch is the same between hatchs, 2 doors, and sedans for 92-95?
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Good luck on fixing your rust!
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Dude, sweet! I was getting desperate because I couldn't find anything. My rust is bad so I'm going to have to fabric the inner panel but this will help so much. It was getting to the point where I was going to fabric the rear quarters from a set of front fenders! The extra flare would be cool but that's a lot of work to get everything to look right.
On that note, does anyone know if the rear wheel arch is the same between hatchs, 2 doors, and sedans for 92-95?
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Good luck on fixing your rust!
On that note, does anyone know if the rear wheel arch is the same between hatchs, 2 doors, and sedans for 92-95?
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Good luck on fixing your rust!
Hatchback (with flat bumper to panel)
Coupe(with small angle at bumper/panel)
4 Door(with wierd curve?)
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Yeah, I think I see what you're saying. Thanks for the help! I ordered my Quarter Skins this morning instead of fabricating my own though. So, I'm hoping to get started on the work as soon as I get them in!
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Re: rust on quarter panels
hey thanks a lot good luck on fixing yours as well let me know how it all went since you already ordered yours because i wont be ordering mine for maybe another 2 months cant wait for my hatch to look nice.
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I feel ya. I'm sick of driving a car with a bunch of rust around and I want my car to look nice before I invest in any performance mods. I'll let you know if there are any fit and finish issues.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
Sorry, I forgot about this thread.
I actually just started work this weekend. The rust ended up being a lot more extensive than I had originally thought. I ordered both the "quarter skins" and the "rear wheel arch" for both the driver and passenger side from fixmyrust.com. See "A" and "J" below:
The Rear Wheel arch was great quality and needed very little adjustment but the quarter skins were kinda crappy. We ended up using the quarter skins to fabricate the inner wheel house. Luckily, my dad has 30 years experience as a body man so he's pro as hell at that stuff. Below are some pictures of the driver side work. I'll post some more pictures later when I find a place to host them.
We outlined were we needed to cut to weld in the new panel.
Here's a picture of my dad welding in the new panel. (i can't weld so I let him do that)
I actually just started work this weekend. The rust ended up being a lot more extensive than I had originally thought. I ordered both the "quarter skins" and the "rear wheel arch" for both the driver and passenger side from fixmyrust.com. See "A" and "J" below:
The Rear Wheel arch was great quality and needed very little adjustment but the quarter skins were kinda crappy. We ended up using the quarter skins to fabricate the inner wheel house. Luckily, my dad has 30 years experience as a body man so he's pro as hell at that stuff. Below are some pictures of the driver side work. I'll post some more pictures later when I find a place to host them.
We outlined were we needed to cut to weld in the new panel.
Here's a picture of my dad welding in the new panel. (i can't weld so I let him do that)
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Here's a picture of the fabricated inner wheel house. We made this out of part "J" from fixmyrust.com. Sorry about the random posts. I promise to compile these in a more concise source later.
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Re: rust on quarter panels
Coupe and sedan have the same curve where they meet the rear bumper (they actually use the same rear bumper) so the theory at least is that you can make a coupe quarter panel by cutting and welding a hatchback and sedan quarter panel together.