quarter panel?

**peteo101** · 04-06-2011, 06:12 PM

OK so today some girl backed into the left rear quarter panel on my t/a IN TRAFFIC. dont ask how, but it happened- only to me. But before i take it to a body shop and have them throw on some cheap aftermarket tin replacement panel i want to see if by any chance someones got a GM one laying around that they would be willing to part with. Its an 02 ws6, i dont know if a camaro quarter is the same, i read somewhere that it is but i dont know - if it is the same and anyone knows of one thatd be great too... I just hate to put a cheap replacement panel on a car with 6,400 miles. Thanks in advance for any information

**peteo101** · 04-06-2011, 06:27 PM

sorry just realized that probably belongs more in the parts wanted section. I will correct this post best i can...

Since i have already left a post in the want to buy section, where is the next place i should look to find a gm quarter panel, other than the gm warehouse? If i have to i can go there and get one, but i want to try and find one cheaper first since a brand new one will be another 6 or 700 on top of what im paying for my deductible.

**024mula** · 04-07-2011, 05:41 AM

Make sure you use GM paint that matches the rest of the cars paint.

**justinmc978** · 04-07-2011, 06:36 AM

was she uninsured or something? normally you shouldn't have to be worrying about this kind of thing...

depending how bad it is a body shop might just use filler and smooth it over, this would be the cheapest route.

next best would be finding someone on craigslist parting out a firebird, you could come out with a dremel and cut out as much of the panel as possible, $50 would be a fair estimate.

**Spaz** · 04-07-2011, 08:03 AM

you can tell the shop that you need a OEM one put in...

**peteo101** · 04-07-2011, 05:10 PM

She has insurance and everything, i just know on the repair order on all my other cars' bodywork it says lkq part or whatever (aftermarket). I just want to make sure its a GM part, whether i have to supply it or not, and hopefully it will match and so on. I am freaking out about how it will turn out. Had plenty of bad experiences with multiple body shops, just hoping i found a good one finally.