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Is this reasonably repairable on a '97 car?

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  • 15-10-2008 3:39pm
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    cantdecide
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭


    I posted a thread on the main motors forum and got no help, really. I know you're the guys who will know if this damage is repairable. My sisters modern car (prelude) got vandalized recently- a guy gave it a fine hoofing on the quarter panel. I don't think it's straightenable. What do you think?

    http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff290/daftphunck/12102008010.jpg

    I'm worried that the panel beaters will assume cos it's a '97 that a mediocre job will do. The other side already had a recent 'budget' repair and another will make the whole car look like a POS (I told here to think about repainting both sides of the car now).



    Is it fantasy to think a repair section from a donor might be the answer? The shape is completely lost on the swage (?) line and you can see the shut line has jumped toward the dent.


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,450 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Moved to motors. This really doesn't belong in classic cars...

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    Ferris
    Registered Users Posts: 2,287 ✭✭✭Ferris


    cantdecide wrote: »
    I posted a thread on the main motors forum and got no help, really. I know you're the guys who will know if this damage is repairable. My sisters modern car (prelude) got vandalized recently- a guy gave it a fine hoofing on the quarter panel. I don't think it's straightenable. What do you think?

    http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff290/daftphunck/12102008010.jpg

    I'm worried that the panel beaters will assume cos it's a '97 that a mediocre job will do. The other side already had a recent 'budget' repair and another will make the whole car look like a POS (I told here to think about repainting both sides of the car now).

    Is it fantasy to think a repair section from a donor might be the answer? The shape is completely lost on the swage (?) line and you can see the shut line has jumped toward the dent.

    A decent panel beater would not have any difficulty reshaping the panel, problem is that to match the paint he will have to repaint the whole panel which, on a prelude, runs to the back and to the roof. This will make it expensive to do. Best option is to ask for someones recommendations for a decent bodyshop in your area and take it along for a quotation. Panel beaters will generally not do a shoddy job as they don't want to be associated with poor work.


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