I've been putting it off for ages but I guess its about time to face it...the car needs some bodywork doing and I've been too scared of the costs!
The good news is that the fronts are good and solid (they weren't done that long ago), the sills are solid too and the car is garaged. However, the bottom of the rear quarter panels are looking pretty bad and the weld lines at the top of the tailgate are starting to bubble. I've also got a little bit of water ingress from the weld lines around the boot area too so it's looking like it does need doing. The paint is blistering a little on the roof and there's a little corrosion above the windscreen. Finally, the drivers door is looking a little worse for wear along the bottom edge and should probably be replaced at some point which will give me an opportunity to realign it too.
So there's quite a list but nothing that isn't uncommon. The main things I'm worried about is the cost of the rear quarter panels. Is it likely to be a complete panel replacement or can they be repaired (the bottom of the rear arch is looking pretty nasty on both sides where it traps water!)? Anybody else had similar work done and what were the costs?
Thanks for your help.
The good news is that the fronts are good and solid (they weren't done that long ago), the sills are solid too and the car is garaged. However, the bottom of the rear quarter panels are looking pretty bad and the weld lines at the top of the tailgate are starting to bubble. I've also got a little bit of water ingress from the weld lines around the boot area too so it's looking like it does need doing. The paint is blistering a little on the roof and there's a little corrosion above the windscreen. Finally, the drivers door is looking a little worse for wear along the bottom edge and should probably be replaced at some point which will give me an opportunity to realign it too.
So there's quite a list but nothing that isn't uncommon. The main things I'm worried about is the cost of the rear quarter panels. Is it likely to be a complete panel replacement or can they be repaired (the bottom of the rear arch is looking pretty nasty on both sides where it traps water!)? Anybody else had similar work done and what were the costs?
Thanks for your help.
