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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 08:05 PM
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I got backed into by a friend in our driveway, he offered to pay therefor im ordering a door from a salvage yard, already color matching. how much should I expect a body shop to charge? how many hours?
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Old Apr 10, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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its really not that hard to do it your self
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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I got a door replaced that I thought was the right color but it turns out it was repainted and not a match so just check behind the door panel.

But the lining up was easy using blocks and jacks and just testing and adjusting.
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Old Apr 25, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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i literally am just getting this done at a shop right now.
Its costing me $700 but they have to bondo and repaint that part under the door, but the door is the exact same NBM paint
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 04:10 AM
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got an arctic white door to match, just need to get window tinted to match the rest of the glass, remove the side moldings and hang new door willl cost me 250. Im content with that
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