New Quarters. Need Help

[Hondatuner998]

Ok so I bought some new quarters for my coupe. Well sedan rear quarters. I know I need to modify them obviously. But, anyone on here done this before on a coupe? I am really diving into this blind because money is tight and my rear bumper is loose. Well falling off. Anyone have any pictures of the process? Any at all. Or even a DIY? I can't seem to find anything on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[ACC0RD22]

To my knowledge, noone has replaced the rear quarters with new panels by themselves.

AccordWarrior had them replaced on his sedan by a shop though, so you could ask him.

[Akira_kj]

rear quarters require serious bodywork and welding. Ive seen the process on a panel van. you cut out the old and weld in the new. weld grind weld grind weld grind and some more grind. then use alot of body filler because its never the same as it was before. Then sand, fill, sand, fill, sand, fill. repete as required.
On an panel van it wasnt easy and panel vans are relititivly flat where the repair was made. the quarters on our cars include alot of compound bends and curves. If you dont already work at a bodyshop or currently own one you may want to save up some cash and get it done professionaly. Buying the quarters ahead of time and bringing them to the shop with you will save you alot of time and cash but realy, its not cheap. Ive heard it costing as much as $2500 for both sides. Thats the extreme end, so dont think that it wouldnt or couldnt be done for less but its not cheap. Honda was nice enuf to build the cars with a quarter pannel that runs all the way to the front of the roof. Unless you want to see seams, make sure the person doing the welding knows how to weld on thin metal and get enuf penitration without distorting the metal... very hard to do.

[tn_accords]

I would highly suggest that you get it done by a pro. i attempted it on my wagon and i just gave up because there are alot of spot welds and more than enough stuff the take off just to get the quarter in right. I was quoted 1000 for one side so yeah i know its expensive but there is ALOT of work to be done for this to be done right.

good luck

[nolehorridus]

it's hard enough just to cut them out, but to perfectly replace them and make everything look right, ouch.

factor in that the new quarters are probably NOT exactly the same and it's a mess, hence the high replacement prices.

if money is tight and you can't pay someone, then you can either say "fuck it" or try it yourself.

the only advice i can give is to plan on the car being out of commission for a LONG time, pull the interior, exterior, etc, all the parts that are in the way, just pull them completely off and give yourself room to work, and be careful not to cut too much, just cut a bit at a time. plan it all out and mark your cut with a marker.

it's not fun.

[Hondatuner998]

I would say fuck it but here is why I can't:




These were taken 6 months ago. The Bumper has dropped at least an inch and a half more. The only thing holding it on is the mudflap. So I really dont have a choice other wise the DMV will consider my car unsafe for the road and I will be screwed.

[cb7rolln]

dude until you have sufficient funds chop out that crazy rust spot and like use a patch panel or some kind of fiberglass to rebuild it. it may be a temporary fix but it will be good for a year or so. and just bomb-can it to save you some more cash. good luck bro

[Hondatuner998]

Nah Im not a big fan of fiberglass. I just found out we have a friend that does body work for a living working on $100,000 and Up cars. He is gonna help out to make sure we dont screw it up.

[accord2nr81]

did you say this was for a coupe and you bought sedan quaters?

[sublime]

did you say this was for a coupe and you bought sedan quaters?

yeah, thats what he said.

they dont make coupe panels.

[Gemini]

Its that hard to do if you have patience, a little skill and all the correct tools...shit, if I had a welder i would do mine myslef. A member on here(driftt) did this to his coupe but he cut the donor quarter from anothe cb and used jb weld to attach it then, bondo, sanded and repainted the entire care. Its unbelievable straight, only thing is that he didnt really wait for the jb to cure completely so it expanded and if you look real close you the the attachment lines.

[heylookitsdylan]

im willing to bet with a drill, some zip ties, maybe some wire, or god forbid duct tape you can make that bumper stay up. The sides of my front bumper is zip tied on becase the factory bolts are bullshit and a pain in the ass.

Be creative. You can make it work.

[starchland]

whats the stuff pros use, its like a glue to bond metal?

[alb_accord]

what i would suggest is. go to shop and tell them that you already have the parts. all you need them to do is weld the new pieces. then do all of the body work urs self.

[js593]

There is a tool you can buy that indents metal, and you can use some sort of profession MEGA-SUPER-ULTRA-never gonna fucking come off- glue... i dont know what its called, but most shops use it now, bit of bondo, and your back on the road, look it up.