Door Hole Cover Up---Help Please!!!

[white98]

Some !$!^!@^&%& broke into my car recently by cutting into my passenger door underneath the lock. The cut is about 3" - 4" tall and about 1/2" wide, beginning at the bottom of the lock and going downward. For the moment, I have some waterproof white medical tape covering it (yes, my car is white) but i really need to do something else. Do you guys know of any decals or stickers that would look good in that position and cover this up or should I just go get it professionally repaired. Eventually I will have it repaired, but I don't really have the money to do so right now. Any ideas on how much it would cost for the repair and paint? Please Help! Thanks

[Pewter2k Formula]

Go to a body shop and get it fixed. You dont want water leaking in there. I have no idea how much it would cost though but shop around the local body shops in your area.

-Michelle

[whiteshark]

man that really sucks. do you not have insurance that will cover it? i'm sure it's not cheap.

[Distephano]

Best bet might just be to just have a body shop put on an entire new door skin.

[Camaro_Guy00]

you can't really just replace a skin. the doors are made of Composite fiber glass. you have to get a whole new door. they can be pulled apart but you have to poxy them together and it;s a b**ch because they don't stay together. Just letting you know. The doors are not that bad for price or you could go to a Junk yard and find a used one. thats the cheapest way to go. hope that helps [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[Loochy88]

check some online fbody junkyards or ebay or something, maybe you can find one the same color for cheap

[Distephano]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Camaro_Guy00:
you can't really just replace a skin. the doors are made of Composite fiber glass. you have to get a whole new door. they can be pulled apart but you have to poxy them together and it;s a b**ch because they don't stay together. Just letting you know. The doors are not that bad for price or you could go to a Junk yard and find a used one. thats the cheapest way to go. hope that helps [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>


Ok, cool. Lol, I wasn't real sure on the make up of these doors.

[97chevycamaro]

Ive seen painted doors at junk yards from $100-$150. If that helps any

[white98]

Ok, thanks guys. Guess i'll just stay on the look out for a used door for sale, but I'll have to live with it until then. :mad:

[JAM]

I had that happen to my 94 camaro I used to have. Yes you can get new door skins. Get to a good body shop and get it fixed properly. If not you will get water inside your door, and it can lay there and rot any metal parts in the door.

Best of luck, I hope that helps. ;)