body shop question

$4,000 ÷ $80 shop rate = 50 hrs. ÷ 2 = 25 hrs. per side to cut off the old one, including all the old spot welds (pain in the ***) and then fit your new quarters that don't fit for ****, and I really mean that, making sure that all of the reveals and body lines are perfect, so that your trunk lid closes flush and your doors fit right, seam seal all of the joints that need seam sealed, then scuff it, mask it, and primer it. Seems pretty in line with what I would expect.

In the same amount of time, the bodyshop could push through 4-5 collision jobs on 2007 Honda's that are quick, and easy money makers. Which is why the one shop told you to leave it over the winter, so that it could be worked on a little at a time when things are slow.