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Hello Everyone, I was wondering if someone on here could give me a VERY rough, to rough price on what it would cost me to get my body damage(s) fixed. I want atleast one price for materials, and how many hours it would take to fix if I were to take it into a body shop....PLEASE HELP I NEED FIREBIRD EXPERTS!
ABOVE (the drivers side door is dented a little, but the paint is cracked and chipped)
It will probably be cheaper to replace the fender instead of fixing it. We sell Firebird fenders for between $50 and $75 each. If your rear bumper needs to be replaced we sell those for around $50 as well.
It's tough to tell how bad your quarter panel is damaged so I think you may need to post some better pictures to get a more accurate estimate.
It will probably be cheaper to replace the fender instead of fixing it. We sell Firebird fenders for between $50 and $75 each. If your rear bumper needs to be replaced we sell those for around $50 as well.
It's tough to tell how bad your quarter panel is damaged so I think you may need to post some better pictures to get a more accurate estimate.
and the rear quarter panel is actually not damaged passed what you can see in the photo....but i did notice that my hatch is pushed to one side more than the other...anymore questions...just ask
I agree with thirdgen, you will save $$ on the fender by buying a used straight one, they are cheap and plentiful. As far as cost goes, I cannot tell you beacuse I don't live in the area. Your best bet would be to drive it down to the local bodyshops and get some estimates. Ask for a price sheet with the calculated body hours on the different body parts. That way you can compare the price of fixing the damaged one vs. buying a used one.
the bumper and fender will be easy. replace them. the quarter panel is a pain. recreating a body line isint the easiest in the world. trust me i did it. i cant give an estamint on it tho
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From the picture it looks like you would probably be better off buying a door as well. We've got plenty of nice 91-92 Firebird doors as well if you need one. As far as the quarter panel damage goes, I think you might be better off going to a few shops for estimates. It's just too hard to tell from the picture how bad the damage is.
I would recommend asking the body shop HOW they will fix the damage. Some shady shops will simply slap ten pounds of bondo on it and call it a day. They SHOULD be hammering metal out and welding in new metal if necessary. Bondo should only be a skim coating to blend the lines.
Good luck ~ Alex
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I agree. But if the body shop is any good, that would be a pretty simple fix. Its really easy to get behind the rear quarter there. The door could be fixed but its hard to get behind there to push it out. Definately easier and quicker to replace the door labor wise and with the hourly rate, probably cheaper too. The fender is gone. With the bends it would be hard to shape it back to original.
THANK YOU EVERYONE! I will do my best to do everything that has been mentioned, and it seems to me that my drivers side door was already replaced also, but i really dont want to be paying out of my *** for shipping for a door.
i really dont want to be paying out of my *** for shipping for a door.
We're about 30 minutes south of Chicago so depending on where you're at in Wisconsin you may be able to pick up a door and fender from us and save on shipping.
(You may not realize it but shipping on a fender will run about exactly the same as it will for a door even though the door is much heavier. With items that size shipping prices are based on size, not weight.)
im still workin on getting a job dude, and thanks to this guy for the estimate....but i do have an uncle tahts a GOOD body guy but he is getting old and to the age where he pays people to do that **** for him, but ill loook into it further THANKS TO ALL AGAIN
Why don't you have him teach you?? If I knew someone who did good bodywork i'd try to learn all I can from them.
he is gonna teach me...but my uncle is the guy that puts everyone ahead of himself, so he has like no time to help me anymore...but he did do alot with me already (and taught me)
