hey guys,
yesterday i was driving in my parkign structure and i had to get really close to the pillar because there was a car going the opposite direction. anyway, due to the fact that our rear quarter panels stick out pretty far, i ended up clipping it. now what was once semi-round is flat.

so now im wondering...do you guys think i need to replace the entire quarter panel?
how much am i looking to pay here?

i don't know very much about body repairs and i want to be armed with as much knowledge as possible as when i go in to ask somebody i wont get taken.
any help would be appreciated.

thanks!

 

take it to a good body shop... they may be able to repair it without replacing... hard to say since you dont have any pictures

 

Post some pix. I'm a claims adjuster & will be able to tell you if it's repairable or not. A lot of shops usually don't like to replace a 1/4 panel because it involves cutting it out & welding a new 1/4 in.

 

what he said ^^^^^
I got hit on my rear quarter and I told the body shop that i wanted a new panel, but they told me that they would have to cut out the fender and weld in a new one. Basically they would have to dismantle the car and there would be a chance that the body panels wouldn't align as well as before. So they just fixed the panel and it came out great.

The front fenders ae replacable though.

 

can you tell us how much the repair was