Car Cancer, My celi has rust =( Options

[wjhoffman]

I'm not an auto mechanic by any means so I'm asking for input on an economical way to fix this rust. I figure if I take it to a body shop they'll charge me an arm and two legs. I don't need it to look perfect I just want to stop it from spreading, fix the hole and make it black. This picture is right behind the driver's side rear tire. Thanks guys.

*EDIT* fixed image size



This post has been edited by wjhoffman: May 2, 2010 - 7:23 PM

[yarik83]

i was mistaken earlier I thought you were talking about front wheels. Rear quarter panel does not come of. It is a part of the body. Judging just by 1 image you would want to cut off as much effected metal as possible while preserving some for repairs. Another option would be to go to a junk yard and find a celica and ask them to plasma torch a large segment of the rear. Take that to body shop and they will weld it into place. Will be probably cheaper in the long run. But its all depending how much damage you have there.

[hurley97]

The rear quarter does come off. You just have to cut your old one off and weld in the new one and re-seam-seal it. You can buy a rear quarter from your dealer for about $6-700 each.