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Old May 18, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Replacement quarter panel's

Anyone know of a good company that makes quarter panel's? I have alittle rust and instead of just patching it i would rather just replace it.
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Old May 18, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Did you think you are going to just unbolt the old one and stick a new quarter panel in? Our quarters are molded in the roof and rear of the car. You'll have to cut the old one out, go to a junkyard, cut out a replacement, and then weld it back in. If I were you, I'd cut out the rust out and weld a patch in.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by super_kev
Did you think you are going to just unbolt the old one and stick a new quarter panel in? Our quarters are molded in the roof and rear of the car. You'll have to cut the old one out, go to a junkyard, cut out a replacement, and then weld it back in. If I were you, I'd cut out the rust out and weld a patch in.
Always has to be the hard way doesn't it.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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If you haven't changed your mind.....year one has them for $78, for the skin that is
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Old May 20, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Madcrazy
If you haven't changed your mind.....year one has them for $78, for the skin that is
Just got a quarter panel from them. Yeah they are only 78 bucks plus 125 bucks shipping. Not totally happy with the peice but I will have to make it work.
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