Ballpark Figure On Cost???

[SHIFTY101EASY]

ive come to find my passenger quarter panel is rather effed up....it needs a skin im thinking....

theres a large patch near the wheel well lip thats fiberglassed.....its solid but still prob not right....

how much would this cost to get it installed...ballpark...?



do i even really need it? im prob gonna get a maaco job for Christmas then a good paint job a few years down the road when i have the money....i gotta have a car to drive now though so its gotta be painted and sealed up......


http://www.putfile.com/shifty101easy/images/52285

 

[1320stang]

About $800 installed, blocked and ready for paint.

 

[SHIFTY101EASY]

this is for just a skin....not the whole quarter panel....is it really $800???? might as well buy a new stang lol....

 

[Ronstang]

this is for just a skin....not the whole quarter panel....is it really $800???? might as well buy a new stang lol....

Yes, a full quarter will cost you close to twice that.

 

[chromedog]

actually, theres more mudwork and blocking in a "skin" than in a true quarter... in a quarter, there is basically just the sail panel, in a skin, you have the entire peak of the quarter, from one end to the other.

 

[1320stang]

Well, you can do it right once or wrong several times. Usually doing it right the first time costs the most up front, but the least in the long run.

(See the last two lines in my sig. )

 

[1320stang]

Oh yeah, that's you supplying the quarter.

 

[1320stang]

Plus repop metal is nothing like original metal.

 

[LMan]

Larry's absolutely correct. Good bodywork costs $$$.

 

[SHIFTY101EASY]

hmm...i guess i will have to go talk to a body shop because im getting an $800 estimate and a $300-500 estimate from different message boards....

 

[1320stang]

Depends on what part of the country you're in as well. I got a quote of $800 for full quarters installed, blocked and primed ready for paint, I supply the quarters. The guy I got the quote from does immaculate work and works from a shop in his backyard. He does restored cars and he doesn't get into a hurry. I've seen him work on cars so old they had wood frames!!! He's the guy that will be painting my '63 Fairlane and possibly my '65 coupe (but I'm thinking of doing the quarters and paint myself on it.)

 

[SHIFTY101EASY]

wait....that was for two quarters? i only need one....

 

[1320stang]

Nope, $800 per side.