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Rear Quarter Panel Rust

Old Mar 2, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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Rear Quarter Panel Rust

my rar quarter panels have a lil bit of cancer on them, and i was wondering you you guys have any tips on fixin them up nice.. i dont want to pay 500 for new quarters.
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Old Mar 2, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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Cut out the rust weld in some new metal. Little bit of filler prime
paint. Man it sounds so easy lol
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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i had a body shop do just that ^^
cost me $130 after parts and labor

Before

The Part - $30

After - Labar $100, took them a couple of hours to give me a call
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:05 PM
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thats cool.. where did u happen to find that quarter panel ??
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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hehe
a guy in the salvage yard cut it out with a cutting torch

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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Alot of yards will not do it. And if they do they will charge the same amont as if u were buying the hole thing.
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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really? man, that sux.. this only cost me $30 (25 for the part, 5 for him to cut it out).. but this is backwoods wisconsin, sooo.... lol

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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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oic.. i think i mite jsut have my brother do a little bit of bondo wrok, hes realy good with it, its not quite as bad as urs is rabbit, but its still kinda ugly
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