Buy em used

 

always do
i get them for like 30-40 bucks with around 70%+
i think its pretty cheap for 20"
all i need are the coilovers and the tires and im done with buying stuff
gonna stick to the body work after that

 

So I stretched my fenders and went too far. The paint is cracked and there are several ripples.

I'm considering fixing it myself but wanted to get a couple shop quotes first. Anyone have any first or second hand experience with paying a shop to fix something like that? I won't be able to get quotes for a few days and very curious to know. I'm figuring at least $1k to $1,500, maybe more...

 

 

Depends on how bad they are. I got mine fixed through insurance since I had gotten rear ended and the quarter panel buckled in a little, so they took care of both fenders while they were at it.

However, before, I did go to a shop and ask how much it would be to widen my fenders. I was quoted 2k with paint for the rears. From the sounds of it, your fenders couldn't be any worse than mine since I had gone beyond pulling (hammering them out). It'll depend on the kind of work you'd want them to do. You can have them smoothen out the fender and repaint. That's what the body shop did on mine and it came out great and it's been holding up very well. That 1k, I doubt it. That's probably the max you will pay.

The cost will be roughly whatever area they need to paint. And the smoothening work isn't all that much either. I'd say in the 500-1000 range.

 

Just get some quarter panels from the junkyard...

 

So I went to 4 shops. The quotes ranged from $1,600 to $1,900.

 

oh my god, heck no

 

Yeah that's quite a bit ridiculous. Should be just some slight bondo work and paint based on how you described it. Any pics Tim?

 

dang 1k for some fender work
i charge that much to paint a whole car xP (no cheap water diluted paint)
i hammered mine out like 2 weeks ago
they are already fixed ready to paint for like $25
before

after

 

Wish you were in AZ! Yours looks very good.
I think I am going to do mine myself too. I will get some pics as I go.

 

wow ven you did a good job fixing those, you wanna make a trip to texas?

 

Thanks i like them too there like 1/2 inch or less from my fenders. Yea im in SD xP
try it your self do the fiber glass bondo ect. 1k-1.5k is exaggerated
on my cars thread i posted pics of sandin, bondo, fiber glass
u do all the shaping and just take it to the shop to get it primered and painted
texas? dont even know how to get there lol
farthest i been to is like san Francisco haha like 10 years ago

 

Tim I would say since your ob it should be about 500-750. Quality paint isn't cheap neither is the filler or glaze. I charge 2-3k for a paint to color swap. Still trying to grasp how a 1k paint job is performed unless your doing it for free

 

1k in materials is alot
we started to do auto body 7-8 years ago
some of the 1st cars we painted were our friends and their paint is still shinny as hell
we put around 5-7 coats of clear most of the time
we fix the cars that people but at auction (wrecked cars)
1.4 for change of color 1k for same color xD
how much does a quart of black paint cost you?