I'm loving my boyfriend's Nissan 240, but not loving the body. I want to get this car's dents fixed and add a new paint job. The paint job I’m not worried about but how much fixing the dents will be?? There's one on the fender, both doors, one on the back bumper, above back lights on a corner (ugh!) those are only the major ones...I’m thinking about less than a grand for them dents.. Is it cheaper out there or more???
2007-03-18 12:34:46 · 6 answers · asked by _m 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
get a new body and paint it again
2007-03-18 12:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by Shafiek A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What year 240sx? I've had three the latest with a sr20det.
It really depends who you can find to do the body work and the complexity/location of the dents.
Some of these chain body shops like Earl Shaub or how ever you spell that might be fairly cheap, but you never know how good the job was done unless you're experienced in noticing the workmanship of the said repairs.
If the dents can be pulled or pushed out front inside the body panel or outside with a suction device those repairs will be considerably cheaper than having to stud weld the dent and pull it then it must be filled with a body filler.
There is also the do it yourself route. As long as someone has the right tools takes their time and does their research they can perform the job satisfactorily.
Mako and some of these other places have excellent paint job prices. Their discounts are deep and it's very hard for any professional body shop to compete.
As long as you have the dents out before you take it to them and have it clean they actually do a decent paint job. Pay the extra to have them spot fill small irregularities and do a good scuff job on the existing surface and you won't be dissapointed.
Usually they will not paint door jams and trunk sealing surfaces, but you may be able to for an extra fee..
This is why it is always good to get the new paint atleast a close color to the existing one.
#1 it will cover good and will take less coats to get a good base down.
#2 it won't contrast so much if the painter does not paint door jams.
I personally just put many hours in on one of my 240's (an 89 hatchback) that was rusted to hell and back. Replaced a section of frame rail, pulled and filled many'a'dents, replaced rusted rocker panel sections.
2007-03-18 19:53:42 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
much more just the new body parts could be 700 for each area of damage.then the paint oh man!! sounds like about 6k.mabey more.my toyota celica had rear panel damage.fixed w/piant 3700. thats with a new piant all around.body work is usally alot more than engine or trany work.I cant belive what they charge for a piece metal that does nothing but sit there. There are deals out there but at some risk. good luck
2007-03-18 19:52:59 · answer #3 · answered by Eric B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to do it yourself, it can be vary cheap. You can even come out of this situation with a new dent puller. With a dent puller, you drill a small hole in the body, and "pop it out " Sometimes heat the bigger ones up to get them easier to pull. You can get something called epoxy. After pulling the dent you can spread it over evenly With something that looks like a spead. Thouse will be in the same place you get the epoxy. You can alway make your boyfreing do it.
2007-03-18 19:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by lol200hp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a lot more, dents are an unfortunate effect of age that can be prevented with certain safe driving habits, but much beyond that it makes more sense to invest the money in performance and reliability vs. cosmetics.
2007-03-18 19:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by netthiefx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a body shop and get some estimates.
2007-03-18 19:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋