I parked in parking structure for work came out and saw this. it happened about a month ago, i want to fix it, is it better to buy a new car without rear quarter panel damage or is this a viable fix?









thanks in advanced!

 

definitely doesnt need to be welded. well sorta, id use a stud welder that welds on copper studs and then use a slide hammer to pull it out. its going to take some playing with.

 

The rear quarter panel is accessible through the trunk. Do you grind the weld marks off the rear quarter panel after you've pulled them out? If so then it seems like you might still have to bondo this area? Wouldn't it be more viable to just push the dent out as much as possible and then just bondo smooth, thanks in advance!

Edit, anyone in socal willing to take a look at this?

 

youre going to need bondo either way. you could try to push it back out. but i own a 95 prelude and have done rust repair in that exact spot and its not the easiest spot to get to from in the trunk. it is doable tho.

 

how much do you think it will cost to look "normal" ?

 

I have no idea. Im not a body shop. Id say you need to repaint your whole car if youre going to paint that 1/4 panel. From what I can see, your paint is pretty seasoned. Fresh paint on just the 1/4 would stick out like a sore thumb.

 

ohh yeah i have 24.87 different shades of black on this car, i was waiting till i was in the market of paint. i just dont want to spend like 2000$ id rather buy a clean shell for less then half of that lol then part out and make money back,

 

this is why i hate parking at work i get new dents everyday

 

easy fix. Pop it out fill and spray

 

you should be able to get alot of it out with rubbing it from the back side then a lil body wrk and it will be back to new