body work

[Derrick05]

hey obviously i got some dents and i need to start fixing those. wheres a good place to start?..

 

[rvasquez6089]

it still puzzles me how these cars got dent where they did with out any other damage o_e especially on the rear quarter panels, what could have hit it so high up o_e

 

[BeatBox]

if your gonna do it id start at the rear looks like the hardest the fenders i wouldnt even mess with just get new or used ones IMO or if your gonna take it to a body shop do them all at once get it out of the way.

mine has a bunch of small dings here and there, rear bumper has spider cracking. im not good at doing that stuff so gonna take to a body shop and get all of it take care of at once.

 

[98IntegraRS]

true that I'd get a mint used or a new fender for the front..
then that rear quarter is gonna nee to be "popped" out as much as you can with those "things" that pop out dents haha can't remember what there called, then filled until perfection!

 

[Prozon]

I'm not sure you have the tools to repair those dents. The fender should just be replaced, you can easily find a cheap replacement on Craigslist or eBay. The dents on the rear will have to be pulled out with a puller. You basically drill holes in the body, insert stud and use a slide hammer to pull them out until the area is almost perfect. (You lay a straight edge across the dent.)

When the dent is 1/4" or less from the straight edge sand off all the paint on the area, then you can apply Bondo or other body filler to smooth it out. It will probably take a few coats to get it right.

Then primer over the area and paint it.

 

[Derrick05]

is there any way to swap the light style.?

 

[guiltyxxspark]

You can start by selling me your wheels.

 

[jznsn2u]

For the fender, I would just try and find one for sale. It would be cheaper and easier to replace than to bondo and paint it. For the rear quarter panel I would push out the dent. Start sanding the area, apply bondo and shape to form into the body.

Is repainting the entire car an option for you? If so, I would repair all body work myself + shave the side moldings + prep for paint and let a body shop paint it.

 

[TheIVJackal]

I would not just buy another fender. Check out my fender removal How-To and do what you can your self. Looks like a smooth dent so you can probably fix it without having to respray or anything. And the rear quarter, you can maybe access through the trunk, shove a long metal pole with litlle flex in it and try to push it out. Careful doing this as its really easy to crack the paint. And they dont drill holes in the metal really anymore, they weld on studs with a special gun and use that to put on the slide hammer. Any questions PM me=*D -Aaron

 

[01FTW]

Leave the body as be and just put all your money towards motor mods. Actually just do a swap, preferably a b18c5. It would seriously make a sweet little sleeper.

 

[guiltyxxspark]

Make it pretty first. The motor can wait.

 

[Prozon]

Lol yes, great suggestion. Don't do anything about the damage, just throw out your perfectly good motor and get a new one, cause I say so.

 

[guiltyxxspark]

Lol yes, great suggestion. Don't do anything about the damage, just throw out your perfectly good motor and get a new one, cause I say so.

lol, srsly.