Rust on fender, can this be easily repaired?
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Rust on fender, can this be easily repaired?
Hey guys,
I have noticed some rust doing its worst on the inner side of my rear quarter panel for some time now (see pic below). I think it's slowly getting worse. Can this be easily repaired by a body shop? What can I expect for cost here? Thanks in advance.
I have noticed some rust doing its worst on the inner side of my rear quarter panel for some time now (see pic below). I think it's slowly getting worse. Can this be easily repaired by a body shop? What can I expect for cost here? Thanks in advance.
Last edited by Ziggyrama; 06-26-2010 at 05:04 AM. Reason: rear fender -> rear quarter panel
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Cheaper to just replace it in my opinion. Body work is expensive. Thy would have to sand it down, bondo it, resand, then repaint it. Just get a replacement fender and have it painted and installed.
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Interestingly enough, when you look at the inner fender closely in the pic, towards the bottom, you can see that it is not entirely smooth. It looks like it has dimples, as if it has been struck with something along the inner line or someone tried to bend it in, although that looks too uniform to just be an accidental thing. Does your fender have this?
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+1. Replacing body parts is not cheaper than simple body work. Rear fender is probably at least $300 just for the part alone. That is 5 hours of labor time from a body shop that charges $60/hour, which is a reasonable estimate. I would imagine a skilled body work person would clean this up in a couple of hours. Replacement seems like a much costlier option than having it repaired.
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It definitely needs to go to a professional who should be able to cut out the bad metal and replace it, THEN prime and paint over it. Anything less will not fix the issue in the long run IMO.
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Agree with davidv. That does not look good at all, if this was a 40 year old vehicle I'd say it goes with the territory; but for a late model Z that is terrible.
It definitely needs to go to a professional who should be able to cut out the bad metal and replace it, THEN prime and paint over it. Anything less will not fix the issue in the long run IMO.
It definitely needs to go to a professional who should be able to cut out the bad metal and replace it, THEN prime and paint over it. Anything less will not fix the issue in the long run IMO.
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Get the fenders rolled while your at it, once its fixed you won't be able to roll the fender without repair work.
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Do you know the quarter panel is $800 alone not to mention the hours upon hours of labor to remove it and replace it. Your already down a couple thousand even before paint and prep comes into the picture
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I dont think that has anything to do with the north east I live in NY and have never seen a Z rust like that actually it is a little premature for the z33 being a younger bodtsyle but its not prone to rust
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Did you not read my 2nd post? I didn't eye **** the picture hard enough to realize he was talking about the rear quarter panel. I read "fender". "fenders" are in the front of the car. Therefore I didn't realize he was speaking of the rear.