Average Cost For Rear Quarter Replacement

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Curious what the going rate is for rear quarter replacement around the country.
I bought my '69 Dart about nine years ago as an unfinished project. All I know about it was that it had just had a Maaco paint job done before I bought it and the PO claimed it was his grandfather's car before he got it. He also claimed it had never been involved in any accidents.
I finally got the funds together (3rd time - long story) for body and paint so sent it out for soda-blasting to get all the old paint off.
Surprise! Without paint and old bondo the right rear fender looks like it's full of heavy duty cellulite and also been shot with a 12-guage (all the slide hammer holes) from a previous attempt to repair damage. The old bondo must have close to half-inch thick in some spots.
My body & paint guy said he'd work it all out but I decided to go ahead with a new fender skin and ordered one from AMD.
I'm not complaining about what was found. I'm just curious what the going rate is to cut the old skin off (door jam to tail light), install new skin, skim with new filler and get ready for paint.
Might be interesting to see how costs compare around the country.
Thanks FABO!
 
20 years ago I was getting 6-8 hrs labor just for metal work . Today's rated are usually around 70 hr body time so 420-560 would seem fair
 
Average time on a 1/4 (modern car) about 16 hours (ready for primer), book time. I suspect an older car would be about the same (minus any fit issues with the aftermarket panel and/or rust).

Oregon body labor rate is $52 an hour. That's $832 minimum, ready for primer.

I would like to see a pic of the damage.
 
If your body guy feels confident he can work it out, so that only a minor skim coat would be necessary, it would be crazy to replace it with an aftermarket part.
I myself have gone through extreme measures to save original panels.
Keep in mind that this is a unibody car that has gone through a half century of heating, cooling and stress cycles as one piece.
You have a better than 50/50 chance of there being some sort of organ rejection within a relatively short time
 
whitepunkonnitro said:
If your body guy feels confident he can work it out, so that only a minor skim coat would be necessary, it would be crazy to replace it with an aftermarket part.
I myself have gone through extreme measures to save original panels.
Keep in mind that this is a unibody car that has gone through a half century of heating, cooling and stress cycles as one piece.
You have a better than 50/50 chance of there being some sort of organ rejection within a relatively short time
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I completely agree with this.
 
Generally any money saved by purchasing a quarter skin will be quickly eclipsed with additional labor as opposed to a full quarter. A full quarter is a drill and tack affair. A skin is a drill and tack affair also, but add in a 6' butt joint weld, dressing, ect. It's a lot more work to get it to the paint booth. The blessing with darts is it's easy to hide that joint in the concave curve.

The only time I've ever paid to have a quarter hung was last year. My wife's Challenger got smacked and her insurance paid for it. New quarter soup to nuts with a beautiful blend out was roughly $2,600.
 
Pascamp said:
Generally any money saved by purchasing a quarter skin will be quickly eclipsed with additional labor as opposed to a full quarter. A full quarter is a drill and tack affair. A skin is a drill and tack affair also, but add in a 6' butt joint weld, dressing, ect. It's a lot more work to get it to the paint booth. The blessing with darts is it's easy to hide that joint in the concave curve.

The only time I've ever paid to have a quarter hung was last year. My wife's Challenger got smacked and her insurance paid for it. New quarter soup to nuts with a beautiful blend out was roughly $2,600.
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For sure. The price would go way up butt welding on a skin.
 
AMD has a shop in north GA and charges $750 for labor only to install their full OEM quarters they sale. Below is a screen shot from their installation center website with part cost and labor cost.

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