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Massey

 

Well you will need:

both tail lights
taillight panel (also called a berger panel)
bumper cover
honeycomb behind the bumper
hatch (get one from a wrecking yard with glass, that piece of glass is hard to remove)

You may need the bumper face bar.

You have alot of metal work to do with those quarter panels. Not a fun job but it does not look from here like they have to be replaced. The big dent on the pass side will come out easy if you work the pressure ridges as you push it out. There may be some damage behind the taillights and taillight panel as well but that is hidden so cosmetic perfection is not really as important.

Massey

 

The impact bumper may or may not have been damaged, you'll find that out when the cover comes off. The left quarter panel is tweaked out towards the top, the angle no longer matches the hatch. That left quarter also looks like it's been damaged before, as evidenced by the thick layer of body filler that popped off, and the cracks in what filler still remains.

 

I forgot to mention there might be a few other problems like some type of leak or trany mount issue or even other unknown problems (I got this car in really bad condition), but I don't know for certain yet, not until I put it on a lift and see all the damage. So I don't really have all the money to make the rear look perfect I would like to ration my money for repairs. Anything I don't really have to replace I probably wont unless it really looks retarded. Knowing theirs no damage to the impact bar will save me a headache for sure , So like I said I'll probably be doing all the labor with friends and not anytime soon because I'm pretty sure another blizzard is headed my way. I still need to save for the body parts so I guess it works out.

The only thing I'm worried about or that I think maybe the hardest to replace is changing that hatch (with the glass) like Massey said, so if anyone really thinks I might not have to replace that please reassure me. Can all this really be done without taking it to a body-shop?.

I really hate driving it like this, I cant really even enjoy it yet. I spent most of my money buying it (not to mention registration insurance and an inspection which I'm still waiting to do after I fix the back, all in NYC).

When everything comes off I'll take more pictures and show you guys what I'm working with. Just gimme sometime for the snow to go away. and thanks Massey I wasn't really sure how to post pics .