Can't find repair panels...
05-05-2013, 08:19 PM
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Can't find repair panels... I was googling for about an hour for body repair panels. I dont have any luck finding sheet metal or even plastic/glass panels for the 4g.
My car got backed into and it pushed in the driver rear quarter, forward of the tire. I had considered just pulling the panel. But it's creased at the wheel arch and has too many contours right at that area for me to attempt it. It'll take way more time massaging it than just cutting and welding.
But I can't find Any repair panels. And I don't want to mess around with a donor car. I just wanna buy the small panel and get on with it. I don't even care if it's a "sorta-fit". I can make it work.
My car got backed into and it pushed in the driver rear quarter, forward of the tire. I had considered just pulling the panel. But it's creased at the wheel arch and has too many contours right at that area for me to attempt it. It'll take way more time massaging it than just cutting and welding.
But I can't find Any repair panels. And I don't want to mess around with a donor car. I just wanna buy the small panel and get on with it. I don't even care if it's a "sorta-fit". I can make it work.
05-06-2013, 05:36 PM
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You won't find patch panels for these cars those are designed mainly for trucks and suvs with rust holes, you can try to pull it the best you can but if you REALLY care about the car you're gonna need a new quarter. Or see if insurance will cover it?
05-08-2013, 12:31 AM
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Junkyard is your best bet. Get THE WHOLE quarter panel. Don't try and do a "patch panel repair". The metal is too thin in this area, and you'll warp the hell out of it when you weld it in.
05-11-2013, 11:44 AM
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Try Ecklers, ClassicIndustries, Or Hawks Third Gen.
05-11-2013, 05:59 PM
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I've done patch panels and welded skin to skin and it was flawless when I was done. There was so little filler that magnets still stuck to the seam. I'm not afraid of cutting and welding.
Pulling and working the metal will be a lot more difficult just because there are several compound curves there. One of my friends is a body tech and he had serious doubts about working the panel back into shape.
I don't mind cutting out a donor panel but I don't have anything portable to cut the panel out in the junk yard. I guess illtry to find someone Parting out a car and pay for a panel piece.
Thanks guys
Pulling and working the metal will be a lot more difficult just because there are several compound curves there. One of my friends is a body tech and he had serious doubts about working the panel back into shape.
I don't mind cutting out a donor panel but I don't have anything portable to cut the panel out in the junk yard. I guess illtry to find someone Parting out a car and pay for a panel piece.
Thanks guys
