rear quarter panle removal - Honda-Acura.net

maquereautin · 08-21-06, 12:55 PM

my 92 vig has major rust on the lower part of the rear quarter panels. i could weld/bondo it up but i want it done right. a local body shop told me it would cost me about $3500 to fix the right way. He told me that i could take it to another body shop and get it fixed for about 1000, but that it would look exactly the way it does now in a few months or years. i found new panels online at trademotion.com. I have never worked with them before, anybody have any input on them?

My question is how hard is it to remove the rear quarter panels? If i can do it my self i would like to. I’m sure most of that $3500 is labor. Looking at the diagram they have online, it looks like the panel goes to the front door jam. I thought it went about half way up the rear pillar but i was wrong. I'm guessing there are spot welds along the seams? Or is it just glued in there with pop rivets. If i called a acura dealer could they tell me how to take it off with out buying a fleet of RLs or RDXs?

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**AcuraTL** · 08-21-06, 04:06 PM

Replacing a rear quarter panel is a major job. Don't forget after replacing the quarter panel, the shop will have to blend with all the adjacent panel to color match it, plus clear coat them all. $3500 does seem a little high, but you are not far off.

maquereautin · 08-21-06, 04:30 PM

well the car is in primer grey right now. don't know which owner along the line painted it grey so matching paint wont be a problem. i just talked to a guy here at work and he said that if the car is put together with panels, then i will need to brace the car with braces and then remove the panels or the car will probably flex and my alignment will be off.

AcuraFanatic · 08-21-06, 11:48 PM

$3500 is what I paid to have mine done recently. It's a huge job, about 7.5 hours of labor each side.

maquereautin · 08-22-06, 12:04 AM

7.5 hours each side? thats not as bad as what the guy told me at the body shop. he told me it might take him 20-25 hours to get them off, and another 20-25 to put the new ones on. i thought that was a little long. id like to do it myself. im going to read up on the subject as much as possible before i make my decision. but i dont know who i can ask. i thought about calling the closest acura dealership but im sure i will have to buy something from them to get a answer.

what car do you have AF? was rust your problem? do you have pictures from the job? i need all the help in the world.

**AcuraTL** · 08-22-06, 12:13 AM

You have to be a pretty good welder if you want to attempt to do this on your own. Calling Acura dealer isn't going to help you as they do not have a body shop, they always refer you to a body shop "they" work with. Just call some reputable shops around your area and get a quote. Most shops will give you a free estimate without you buying something. Shops will give you a list of all the parts that you will need and they labor hours.

kylegt · 08-22-06, 05:20 PM

Yeah... the rear quarter panels are a structural peice, unlike the front fenders, so it's going to be alot of labor, which equals a lot of $$

08-21-06, 04:06 PM	#2
AcuraTL Lord Vader Moderator Join Date: May 1999 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,460	Replacing a rear quarter panel is a major job. Don't forget after replacing the quarter panel, the shop will have to blend with all the adjacent panel to color match it, plus clear coat them all. $3500 does seem a little high, but you are not far off. __________________ Honda-Acura.net Vigor/TL/CL Forum Moderator. Comptech Icebox, Headers, Exhaust, Lowering Springs and Sway Bars. Mugen front grille. Inspire tailamps. MOMO Sport 18 X 7.5 +42 offset. Axxis Metal Master front/rear pad. 2 Polk/MOMO 10" subs, Orion Xtreme 500.4 amplifier and Alpine CD changer.

08-21-06, 04:30 PM	#3
maquereautin Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 29	well the car is in primer grey right now. don't know which owner along the line painted it grey so matching paint wont be a problem. i just talked to a guy here at work and he said that if the car is put together with panels, then i will need to brace the car with braces and then remove the panels or the car will probably flex and my alignment will be off. __________________ 92 vigor GS--wrecked, sold 93 acura integra--timing belt went out, fixing 04 Chevy Trailblazer 05 Honda TRX 450r--for sale, PM me.

08-21-06, 11:48 PM	#4
AcuraFanatic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 37,274	$3500 is what I paid to have mine done recently. It's a huge job, about 7.5 hours of labor each side. __________________ EM2

08-22-06, 12:04 AM	#5
maquereautin Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: missouri Posts: 29	7.5 hours each side? thats not as bad as what the guy told me at the body shop. he told me it might take him 20-25 hours to get them off, and another 20-25 to put the new ones on. i thought that was a little long. id like to do it myself. im going to read up on the subject as much as possible before i make my decision. but i dont know who i can ask. i thought about calling the closest acura dealership but im sure i will have to buy something from them to get a answer. what car do you have AF? was rust your problem? do you have pictures from the job? i need all the help in the world. __________________ 92 vigor GS--wrecked, sold 93 acura integra--timing belt went out, fixing 04 Chevy Trailblazer 05 Honda TRX 450r--for sale, PM me.

08-22-06, 12:13 AM	#6
AcuraTL Lord Vader Moderator Join Date: May 1999 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,460	You have to be a pretty good welder if you want to attempt to do this on your own. Calling Acura dealer isn't going to help you as they do not have a body shop, they always refer you to a body shop "they" work with. Just call some reputable shops around your area and get a quote. Most shops will give you a free estimate without you buying something. Shops will give you a list of all the parts that you will need and they labor hours. __________________ Honda-Acura.net Vigor/TL/CL Forum Moderator. Comptech Icebox, Headers, Exhaust, Lowering Springs and Sway Bars. Mugen front grille. Inspire tailamps. MOMO Sport 18 X 7.5 +42 offset. Axxis Metal Master front/rear pad. 2 Polk/MOMO 10" subs, Orion Xtreme 500.4 amplifier and Alpine CD changer.

08-22-06, 05:20 PM	#7
kylegt Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11	Yeah... the rear quarter panels are a structural peice, unlike the front fenders, so it's going to be alot of labor, which equals a lot of $$ __________________ '01 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Fenderwell intake, DHP1.0 PCM, Flowmaster Super40 mufflers

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