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full of days · 01-31-2012, 06:34 PM

The wife's gardening shovel fell off the garage wall and now I need to buy a factory OE steel door panel. Where can I find a door skin? Does anyone have a part number or an idea of cost for the panel? Also, what is involved in the labor? How much time to replace?

Dragon Tats · 01-31-2012, 09:09 PM

Skins aren't an easy thing to replace for an untrained person. Not sure on what cost of the part might be plus the attempted hassle of even trying to replace it. Better off leaving that one to an insurance co and the body shop.

tjk_art · 01-31-2012, 09:28 PM

That sucks, I have to replace my door skin as well. You're looking at $1700. I believe the door skin is cheap, the labor and paint is not.

Several deanships and body shops all told me the same thing: The entire door skin is going to get painted and they will have to blend it into the whole side of your car. They'll have to loosen up all the parts they're blending to wrap the paint under the back, as well as take out some of your windows.

camaro4mybday · 01-31-2012, 09:55 PM

just wondering, is the panel creased it crumbled. because if its just the shovel falling in to it, it sounds dented and repairable, can you post pictures of the damage

Dragon Tats · 01-31-2012, 10:03 PM

Ya you have to remove the door, disconnecting the wiring harness going into it. Then remove the glass so it doesn't get smashed in the process. Grind the edge the whole way around but not too much til you can seperate the skin from the door. then remove the bit of door skin lip that wrapped to the inside of the door. install the new one carefully peening over the new edge as not to damage the new skin. Rechaulk the new skin, paint the jamb reassemble the window. Hang it, wire it, and unless it's a black or white car paint the entire side as too match. And that's the cliff note version.

full of days · 02-01-2012, 11:19 AM

Black car... there is a slight crease running down below the side window and over the angled edge of the door. i would go with pdr but there is a 2 foot scratch as well...

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01-31-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
full of days Drives: Camaro GT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 723	passenger door skin - calling all body experts The wife's gardening shovel fell off the garage wall and now I need to buy a factory OE steel door panel. Where can I find a door skin? Does anyone have a part number or an idea of cost for the panel? Also, what is involved in the labor? How much time to replace? __________________ *Post Tenebras Lux*

02-01-2012, 11:19 AM	#6
full of days Drives: Camaro GT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 723	Black car... there is a slight crease running down below the side window and over the angled edge of the door. i would go with pdr but there is a 2 foot scratch as well... Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk __________________ *Post Tenebras Lux*

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01-31-2012, 09:09 PM	#2
Dragon Tats Drives: 2010 Black LT1 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nashua New Hampshire Posts: 126 View My Garage	Skins aren't an easy thing to replace for an untrained person. Not sure on what cost of the part might be plus the attempted hassle of even trying to replace it. Better off leaving that one to an insurance co and the body shop.

01-31-2012, 09:28 PM	#3
tjk_art Drives: 2010 Join Date: May 2010 Location: US Posts: 1,661	That sucks, I have to replace my door skin as well. You're looking at $1700. I believe the door skin is cheap, the labor and paint is not. Several deanships and body shops all told me the same thing: The entire door skin is going to get painted and they will have to blend it into the whole side of your car. They'll have to loosen up all the parts they're blending to wrap the paint under the back, as well as take out some of your windows.

01-31-2012, 09:55 PM	#4
camaro4mybday "Camaro Joe" Drives: 2010 SILVER ICE 2LT/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: long island ny Posts: 2,366	just wondering, is the panel creased it crumbled. because if its just the shovel falling in to it, it sounds dented and repairable, can you post pictures of the damage

01-31-2012, 10:03 PM	#5
Dragon Tats Drives: 2010 Black LT1 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nashua New Hampshire Posts: 126 View My Garage	Ya you have to remove the door, disconnecting the wiring harness going into it. Then remove the glass so it doesn't get smashed in the process. Grind the edge the whole way around but not too much til you can seperate the skin from the door. then remove the bit of door skin lip that wrapped to the inside of the door. install the new one carefully peening over the new edge as not to damage the new skin. Rechaulk the new skin, paint the jamb reassemble the window. Hang it, wire it, and unless it's a black or white car paint the entire side as too match. And that's the cliff note version.