
Originally Posted by
JoeRJGR
Guys,
Newbie here. My neighbors daughter backed into my 2014 Mazda CX9. He is going to pay for the repair out of pocket. I have 2 shops giving me an estimate around $2,700 - $3,200. To REPAIR it...bang it out and then use bondo. I got one old school guys who would do the same but only wants $1,500. Then I have a 4th place that says no way can you repair that without putting on a new quarter panel and they want $3,700 . They say that any damage behind the outer skin compromises the repair.
I like the idea of having the quarter panel replaced as I wont have bondo in my car..but obviously cutting and piecing in a new panel has its own set of issues..
My concern with the bondo is if the vehicle gets hit again, lets say on the rear bumper or opposite side of the vehicle and there is any body flex, does the bondo crack an come out, or am I thinking about 30 years ago?
My concern with doing the quarter panel is headliner, window, etc, all have to come out and there is a lot of places that can get not done correctly. I also don't like the way the quarter panel is pulled away from the door. How do you bang that back into shape?
Any advice and opinions on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help.