I recently got into a bit of a wreck. My rear quarter panel and bumper were damaged. Bumper easy fix. But as far as the panel goes. what kind of project did I get myself into and how much more might that cost me to get it done professionally

 

You need to cut out the old panel and weld in the new one than get it painted

 

Thanks again basic. I found a pair for 175 w. Him cutting it out for me. I guess my next question is what the welding cost could look like?

 

How are you going to have it painted? If you are going to have a professional do it, you should also have them do the welding.

It is customarily cheaper to have one professional due two jobs than it is two have 2 professionals due one job each.

Of course, if you know a friend that can weld or a friend that can paint, it might be cheaper for you to split the job.

I would take it into a shop and ask them for an estimate on how much it would cost to specifically weld the quarter panel in and then do a base coat clear coat paint job. (As compared to asking them for an estimate to "Fix my car." Also, ask them if your frame rails are bent.

 

It would help if you had pics of the car. These are not too hard to put a qtr on but they are not the easiest. Depending on how you got hit you may or may not need to have the car on a frame rack and have it pulled back how it should be. Post some pics I can give you a better idea. Oh and I have a few years as a professional bodyman under my belt.

Massey

 

Okay thanks. Hope this helps

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That is not going to be an easy one. By the looks I would say you have structure damage as well as the cosmetic. Getting the car on a frame rack and doing some measurements would be recomended before you cut the qtr off. After that you will be looking at outer wheel well and maybe inner wheel well and trunk flooring that will be damged and will need to be massaged or replaced. It may simply be easier to get a new car unless you have body training. It may be a good project for a local Tech College that has an Autobody class. You would get the work done cheaper than a real body shop but the quality would be just as good since the instructors will be approving each step before the tech can move on to the next step. The ammount of time to get it fixed at a college will be alot longer than a real shop but you would know it is done to industry standards. Good option if you dont have the skills yourself.


Massey