Hello all. I am new here and need some info. My 2005 neon got hit in the drivers side quarter panel just behind the rear wheel. Its knocked it in pretty good and put a crease in it. I really don't want that area full of body filler. I would rather put another quarter panel on it. Can any of you tell me where I might get a new or used quarter panel or have any other advice for me to get this fixed right? Thanks!

 

just fix it bondo aint gonna hurt anything and its way harder to rplace a quarter panel

 

you will spend more time and money replacing the quarter panel then you would if you just fix it, i took 3 years of auto body and some of the worst jobs i ever did were replace a quarter panel. If your body man doesnt take his time when he welds the replacement on, he will warp the hell out of the sheet metal and there will be more plastic filler on it then if you were to just fix it. On a panel such as a quarter panel, the only real reason you would need to replace it, is if it were completly rusted out. if its seriously damaged that bad, your insurance company would have totoaled it. In any case, a good auto body technician should be able to repair it with a minimal amount of plastic filler.

 

Thanks guys. I went inside of the trunk and pushed a lot of the dent back out but there is still a whole lot of wrinkles in it.