Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Sat May 09, 2009 5:44 pm #115799 It seems like my driver door either had a dent pulled or just a real good hit to the door panel, but in either case the result is this:





What would be a good way to fix this so my door doesn't rust from the inside out? Rain has to be getting in because lower most crack creates a lip that water can run into. I have no body work experience; the only thoughts I had would be to try to get body filler in behind the crack and pray, or replace the door panel or the whole door and hope to match the color.

Any tips?

- Sat May 09, 2009 5:51 pm #115802 Putting body filler between the cracks wont help. replacing the whole door would be your easiest option but if there are no doors available at any junkyards or local honda d00dz then.. idk I would pull all the loose chunks off sand the edges clean out the rust (if any) and then body filler the crap outa it. Either way your going to have to repaint it so I would honestly try for a whole door replacement. GL

- Sat May 09, 2009 6:28 pm #115808 ^ I agree, either door replacement or sand it out then filler then repaint..

- Sat May 09, 2009 8:52 pm #115832 New door is what i'd do - thats been filled and painted before and you can see it rusting, not worth the effort repairing it when you can buy new doors cheap

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- Sat May 09, 2009 9:10 pm #115837

New door is what i'd do - thats been filled and painted before and you can see it rusting, not worth the effort repairing it when you can buy new doors cheap

x2. thats been tampered with. ill take pics to show you my car that looks the same. body filler repair ftl.

don't get butt-hurt dude... it's the internet

- Sun May 10, 2009 7:07 am #115895

New door is what i'd do - thats been filled and painted before and you can see it rusting, not worth the effort repairing it when you can buy new doors cheap

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- Mon May 11, 2009 12:41 am #115977 Hey guys, I appreciate the info

Based on my lack of experience, I'm not sure if I would be comfortable sanding it down and trying to fill it, and then trying to blend and match paint/clear coat on top of that.

So in looking for a "new" door, do I have to find myself a 92-95 hatch? I tried comparing pictures online but it's hard to tell if say, a 92-95 coupe door would work. And once armed with that information, am I limited to junk yard hunting or are there reliable online stores I can check?

Thanks again, Civic-EG ftw :-D

- Mon May 11, 2009 12:43 am #115980 coupe and hatch doors are the same.

1986 Nissan 300zx
1980 Kawasaki KZ650
2014 Kawasaki Ninja 300