brod99
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has anyone ever bought a new gm quarter panel from vauxhall.
how much of the quarter did you get?
anyone got pics
i have bought two today and the come but there not what vauxhall said but they are finding out for me so just seeing if anyone eles has bought any
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Gary
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Buy another shell, it'll be cheaper
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brod99
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then i have to strip it all agin then get it sand blasted again then could be in the same situation. so this way it will be mint as im not doing it all agian ha
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Gary
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Easier than paying for welding and having a shell full of filler
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brod99
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thats why im puttinh new quarters so there insnt must filler. it will only have filler on the joins
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Graeme
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Pics of what you have. I'll be as to tell u if its right
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brod99
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same as this just gm ones from vauxhall
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-quarter-panel-for-a-Vauxhall-corsa-/271067072161?pt=UK_Car_Exterior_Accessories&hash=item3f1cdb46a1
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mike56gte
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quote: Originally posted by Gary
Easier than paying for welding and having a shell full of filler
If the job is done right there should be almost no filler.
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brod99
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quote: Originally posted by mike56gte
quote: Originally posted by Gary
Easier than paying for welding and having a shell full of filler
If the job is done right there should be almost no filler.
(Y) spot on and iv told the painter if it ant right then im his worse nightmere haa
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Graeme
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That's right for a quarter. U can get a full quarter with more c pillar that joins upto the b pillar but obviously it's more.
[Edited on 02-10-2012 by Graeme]
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AndyCorsaSport
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Never done one for a B but all the others I've had from Vaux for C's D's astras etc always come with more but I don't do the ordering so not sure what's ordered.
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Gary
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But surely the cost involved in bracing, cutting welding etc outweighs the time needed to strip it and reshell. You could get a bare shell respray
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AndyCorsaSport
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at reshell instead of fitting a 1/4. You'd get roughly 10 hours to fit a 1/4. How long do you think it takes for a re shell?
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Tomnova16
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obviously 8 hrs for a reshell
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Gary
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HE could strip to a shell himself, leaving just prep and paint to do by someone else.
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Christopher
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TBH whats the chances of him finding a MINT shell with no rust atall when hes got one pretty much already it just needs a panel replaced! Thought of buying another corsa when most of my arch had rotten away and most of the rear panel had but just far better of replacing it
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brod99
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ok so if i had my quarter filled. it would never be perfrect will it!
this car is going to be mint and money is no object so the best thing to would would be new panels.
everyone has differnt thought of doing things and im doing my way.
for getting full quarters well vauxhall said they did sell them but they cant get them no more and iv had the only two left in the world because they rang me yesterday and asked if i defo wanted them as they have had spain and germany on the phone asking for them back ha but who knows
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Archie
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It would be perfect if you got the right bodyshop on the case
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brod99
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yes thats all sorted me knows i wont take nothing less than perfect plus he knows i have a good eye
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