Body panel question?
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Racer
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Body panel question?
I am just wondering on the C6 what body parts can easily be replaced? Say a fender bender happens can the fender be replaced easily by a body shop or does it get into filling in fiberglass and repainting the damaged pieces? What about a door deep gouge? I read about skin replacements etc. What does this mean and is this process relatively inexpensive?
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
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Here is Talon's answer from a thread yesterday, about says it all:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...35&postcount=7
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...35&postcount=7
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I am just wondering on the C6 what body parts can easily be replaced? Say a fender bender happens can the fender be replaced easily by a body shop or does it get into filling in fiberglass and repainting the damaged pieces? What about a door deep gouge? I read about skin replacements etc. What does this mean and is this process relatively inexpensive?
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
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Racer
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From: Hemet Calif
So if you trash a fender or rear panel are these parts just replaced by new pieces or are the more hard or solid body type parts (fenders, rear body panels) repaired by filling and glassing?
It would be nice if all the car body pieces can just be ordered, painted and bolted on.
The only reason I'm asking is where I live sh*&^ happens all the time and repairs are common. Animal hits, high wind lifting small gravel is common, hail etc.
Im in my summer home Montana.
It would be nice if all the car body pieces can just be ordered, painted and bolted on.
The only reason I'm asking is where I live sh*&^ happens all the time and repairs are common. Animal hits, high wind lifting small gravel is common, hail etc.
Im in my summer home Montana.
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So if you trash a fender or rear panel are these parts just replaced by new pieces or are the more hard or solid body type parts (fenders, rear body panels) repaired by filling and glassing?
It would be nice if all the car body pieces can just be ordered, painted and bolted on.
The only reason I'm asking is where I live sh*&^ happens all the time and repairs are common. Animal hits, high wind lifting small gravel is common, hail etc.
Im in my summer home Montana.
It would be nice if all the car body pieces can just be ordered, painted and bolted on.
The only reason I'm asking is where I live sh*&^ happens all the time and repairs are common. Animal hits, high wind lifting small gravel is common, hail etc.
Im in my summer home Montana.
The rest of the story however will likely be how your insurance company elects to handle the claim. If it is a small damage area it can be repaired properly and painted. You may find yourself needing to negotiate on the repair vs. the replacement.
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The panels can be, and are, repaired. Depends on how severe the damage is and where it's located. And of course insurance companies dictate a lot of what happens. A person always has the option of ignoring the insurance company and pay the difference to get a new panel.
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I am just wondering on the C6 what body parts can easily be replaced? Say a fender bender happens can the fender be replaced easily by a body shop or does it get into filling in fiberglass and repainting the damaged pieces? What about a door deep gouge? I read about skin replacements etc. What does this mean and is this process relatively inexpensive?
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
When I bought my 05, C6 I pictured a car with thick fiberglass on large pieces like the older Vettes. I asked the seller about door ding problems and he banged his fist against the door to show me how the door is like plastic with a lot of give.
I hope the answere is the parts are light and plastic in nature but am not aware of the details of the build.
Thanks
Dave
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Doesn't take long...door,rear quarter panel, front fender and frt facia already removed again from AB's in few hrs. Like Paul said, rocker panels are a different story!
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