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Old 10-25-2007, 09:56 AM
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Red face maybe a stupid question, but...

Isn't the right quarter panel behind the driver's door, the whole piece from door to fender, removable? The wrecker has one in good shape (he says) and right color but says "SVX's are welded together and so they can't remove it"? Body shop says its over $1000 to fix my parking lot ding, and so I'm just looking at alternatives and how much it would cost...less to just take off dented panel and replace with good one? I have no clue about body work and costs...
I'm heading to the wreckers today for another part, and want to have my facts before I go.
Excuse my stupidity on this, but as the Chinese Proverb goes-
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Old 10-25-2007, 10:03 AM
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I'm not sure how they are attached to the car...bolted or welded, but you can order any piece you need from subaruparts.com
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Old 10-25-2007, 10:10 AM
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Rear quarter panels are part of the unibody, IIRC.
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Old 10-25-2007, 10:45 AM
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found this picture of what is (besides the front fenders) essentially the unibody...

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Old 10-25-2007, 10:49 AM
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Isn't the right quarter panel behind the driver's door, the whole piece from door to fender, removable? The wrecker has one in good shape (he says) and right color but says "SVX's are welded together and so they can't remove it"? Body shop says its over $1000 to fix my parking lot ding, and so I'm just looking at alternatives and how much it would cost...less to just take off dented panel and replace with good one? I have no clue about body work and costs...
I'm heading to the wreckers today for another part, and want to have my facts before I go.
Excuse my stupidity on this, but as the Chinese Proverb goes-
"He who asks is a fool for 5 minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever."
That's not a foolish question Cyn, it is a smart approach to the problem.

Unfortunately what the breaker yard is telling you is true; this is a very big panel and it's welded in place.

It stretches up to the roofline, and to remove it, they need to remove the side glass and the rear windscreen, and your bodywork guy has to do the same for yours, with the chance of breaking four or five glass panels in total to get the job done.

See picture here, part number 11-12 :



Another approach that would simplify the job, depending the damage level on your car, would be to cut out the offending damaged part on your car and weld in a good portion from the breaker. This involves cutting out the creased metal from your car, cutting out a corresponding good part from the breaker car, and replacing the bad section with good metal. Bodywork people over here refer to it as "letting in good metal", it is used in classic restoration to replace rusted areas.

Ask your bodywork guy/person if this option would help, it could save time and be cheaper.

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Old 10-25-2007, 11:04 AM
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Seems no way around it

I've got the same parking lot ding in my left rear quarter, just above the bumper panel. I also got an estimate from a good body shop of $1000 to fix it. That includes refinishing the whole panel, from door to where it meets the rear deck. And then, since I've got a pearlie, it probably wouldn't match. It's brush touch up for me until I can afford to have the whole car painted.
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Old 10-25-2007, 11:29 AM
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have the same issue here, dinged in a really awkward place, so it would take ALOT to fix. been waiting on someone with a spare car to cut out the section so I could either weld&grind it in or cut a hole and weld the section inside then cover with bondo...

just the route I'm planning, not sure how a body shop would feel about doing that though...
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Old 10-25-2007, 11:43 AM
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Cynic, show us a picture of your actual quarter panel.
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Old 10-25-2007, 12:32 PM
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Thanks for all the info. I'll take a look at the one at the wrecker to make sure its okay, then check with body shop.
Here's a pic...doesn't show the scraps, and paint damage well...
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Old 10-25-2007, 12:39 PM
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BTW, and I may be wrong about this... but, that is the left side (USDM driver side) quarter panel
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Old 10-25-2007, 12:52 PM
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A- 99% of all rear quarter panels are weld-ins.
B- 1,000 for a rear quater replacment is a hell of a deal. 1,000 for a quarter panel repair probably isnt
C- due to the nature of your damage, it's safe to say you can push it out from behind and smooth the remaining damage with a thin layer of body filler. note: THIN layer...you never want more than a 1/4 inch of filler anywhere...that's just excessive
D- when repianting , remember to take the drivers door, rear window trim thing, and trunklid for blend panels, so even if the paint isn't an abolutely perfect match (Though it still needs to be very, very, very close) it can't be easilly detected
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Old 10-25-2007, 12:55 PM
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Sorry, it is the left! I've always had a problem with left and right...friends who've known me a long time now turn right if I say turn left!! I also switch out numbers...$92 becomes $29 to me...shocking when the shoes you thought were a great deal turn out not to be at the sales desk.
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Old 10-25-2007, 01:27 PM
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Option C from Just Eric is your best (cheapest) choice.
A good panel beater should be able to fix that with no problems.
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Old 10-26-2007, 03:16 AM
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Yes, Option C is correct here.

And we knew it was the left panel. You DID say it was behind the driver.

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PS Cyn, I don't know American/Canadian prices, but $1000 seems excessive to me.
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