irev210

Hey, I might be buying a 93 Civic Si that has some drivers side quarter panel damage.

Someone backed into the quarter panel putting a nice sized dent in it.

It is going to need a new quarter panel I am guessing, I have a picture, I will post soon.

my question is, what is involved in replacing a quarter panel.

The cars color is teal, the paint isnt faded, but it is still old, looks good though. Will they be able to get it to match?

How much am I looking to spend?

Anyone know of people that do QUALITY work in Southern California for quarter panel replacement?

B3RNY227

bump...

looking forward to responses from people...i need some body work done too.

92BlackSi

Getting the paint to match is very difficult. You may think the paint is not faded however, you would need to get next to a brand new 93 Civic to tell for sure. Chances are it has faded some. Considering the car has rust on it I would bet the paint is faded.

Expect about $400-$500/side IMO

irev210

anyone else with some input?

electronb16si

This is on a 2000 but heres any input I can give.

When my quarter needed to be replaced the shop I took it to said the normal time on replacing the quarter takes 15 hours of labor. All the weatherstripping and rear window had to be removed. Shops charge 40-60+ an hour depending where you go. So you do the math and that is only the labor.

(He may have been lying to me so if your a body man please tell this guy and ME if this is wrong)

My Quarter damage

deez92

i just had some bodywork done on my civic. looked like someone had fun kicking my rear panel right above the rear wheel. my body guy welded some tab's to it and pulled the dents out. sorry i have no pics, but it looks like new.

litterbox

This might help you out:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW

green-

It would be hard to tell without pictures. Where is the dent located on the quarterpanel?

If it's not to bad, the dent should be able to be pulled out and smoothed with filler. Depending on how bad it is, it may require some cutting and welding.

jarrodholley

my del sol got hit in the rear quarter. It is going to cost you a fortune to fix. the rear quarter goes all the way up to the roof and down to the door seam. This means they have to cut your old one out and weld a new one in then smooth all the welds and clean them up. This takes 15-20 hours in labor itself. Then with it being an older car when they paint it they will have to blend partially on the top,trunk, and drivers door. My damage totalled around $2300

allnapower

do the work yourself ....bodyshops overcharge these days...im doing the bodywork on my car and respraying it....cant wait

TeamNextGenChris

as said above,it takes a few hours labor,as well as the actual parts and paint costs.
it will be hard to make it match perfectly-i have a feeling that particular color will be especially bad at showing the difference.
it's really up to you-it will already be a lot of money to fix the quarter,you can spend more and get the hwole car painted to match.
some pics of where exactly is damaged would help.
here's a pic of the various replacement panels available from Honda:

you'll pay around $400 for a whole quarter patch panel.
i would keep the cost of repairs in mind before buying the car.you could most likely find a better condition car for less than the price of this car and the repairs.
Chris

Fuster_Cluck

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When my quarter needed to be replaced the shop I took it to said the normal time on replacing the quarter takes 15 hours of labor. All the weatherstripping and rear window had to be removed. Shops charge 40-60+ an hour depending where you go. So you do the math and that is only the labor.

(He may have been lying to me so if your a body man please tell this guy and ME if this is wrong)

My Quarter damage
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Did you ever get the panel fixed? What was the outcome?

I have turned down EG hatches due to messed up rear quarter panels. If your dent was pulled out can you post some pics of how it looks? What did it cost you?

My bro does paint / body, but I don't want him to be tied up with removing a large quarter panel dent for 10 hours.....

I never thought the rear quarter was the entire side of the car I never really looked at the panels good or considered a hatch when I see rear damage....

Bcuz

Dude this is the hardest repair from what I've heard, my friend works at a repair shop, and did one of these to a civic, it involves welding, nuff said. Sorry to hear about that man, I think you can order one from honda already painted, it costs a little more, but you can get it, I believe. I could be wrong.

getnasty

im getting ready to order one of these my self.. when I get it I will show guys how I did it anybody want ot buy the pass side? i wont need it

ProSlow07

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How much you asking for it? I know this is a not so smart thing to posr so just pm me..

SkyeC

Rear quarter panel r/r and new paint is VERY expensive. You're looking at an easy $2000 from a quality shop.

I had quarter panel and door damage from an accident (not my fault) and the bill was over $4000; this was 3 years ago.