Since the wheel wells are frequent targets of rust on Hondas I assume someone has to have done a write about for DIYers.

Does anyone make preshaped sheet metal so can cut out your rust and weld in your replacement pieces?

 

Honda sells Oem Replacement panels. they run from the door jam to the tail light. im not sure what kinda car you have but Eg ones Run about 400+ a side retail. Check with your local dealer. they can point ya in the rite direction.

 

Screw that...I have made replacement panels numerous times with simple sheet steel. Even on a CRX, which has more a complicated curvature in the rear of the wheel well than newer 5th gens, I have formed the curvature accurately with a body hammer and an axle as a "dolly". Then I formed the edge with an actual square dolly. It left me with an almost identical panel and only a super minimal amount of body filler was necessary....so ideally it was what I wanted.

I would never buy those Honda and aftermarket quarter panels..there is always a cheaper way. Either cut some from a junkyard car or make your own.

 

hell yeah, there really cheap here http://www.rustrepair.com/body...&p=sm

part number 212-92-51-LH and RH seach by part #

 

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Just bought some myself!

I was also wondering if there was a How-To somewhere about how to cut the old panels out... I'm not sure what to expect once I get in there... mine's really bad.

See here:

 

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have you actually used those ones before? they fit good?

 

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1237275

Best thread ever!

 

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Just bought some myself!

I was also wondering if there was a How-To somewhere about how to cut the old panels out... I'm not sure what to expect once I get in there... mine's really bad.

See here:

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Your going to need alot more than just the rear arch's because yours are rusted on the inside and underneath the back bumper. So your gonna have to just use sheet metal and form your own. I dont know of a how-to on this ,but this is the basic run down.

Sand it all down to bare metal.(preferably using angle grinder)
place the arc your going to be welding on the car up against the car so it fits exact
trace around it with a black marker
use a cut off wheel grinder and cut out around the black line you made.
fit the new arc into place on the car
Before you weld it try to get the arc to sit just a hair lower than the rest of the quarter
You want it a hair lower because it takes hardly any filler to get the contour right. As if you put it in flat against it its gonna be harder to get the contour using the filler. Then STITCH weld it into place.
Grind down the weld with your angle grinder being carefull not to stay in one spot and to keep moving because heat will warp sheet metal.
Then you can either apply filler to the bare metal or aplly a etching/epoxy primer then apply the filler which ever way you prefer. Just make sure you apply a etching or epoxy primer to the bare metal and not a regular primer because regular primer is porus and will suck moisture in causing rust again.

IN short thats it its alot easier said then done.

 

I forgot to mention also add some kind of rust proofing to the back of the panels such as the por 15 mentiond or some of the eastwood stuff

 

These pieces I'm getting replace what's under the rear bumper... the rest I can handle the sheetmetal I think... it doesn't matter what it looks like underneath when I'm done.

Thanks for the run down, I didn't know you needed a special primer for the new metal, I would have just put normal primer over it... thanks!

 

Its not really speical primer for new pieces its for bare metal to seal it off so it dosent rust. Also, you might wanna take a look at http://www.eastwoodco.com for a body hammer set for shaping your sheet metal.

 

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Epoxy primer is what I use for bare metal, inhibits rust.

 

what? no crx love?

 

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Probably too old to keep in their inventory.

 

what about rear drivers side dent repair? My eh2 has a dent in front of the gas door. Anyone know of any info on repairing/replacing that panel entirely?