r/Autobody

EDIT: Oh boy, you guys are quick. Thanks for the reality check/slaps lol.

I've been looking for a 6th gen Civic for the past year, but so far I've only found lemons. A four door popped up recently with some pretty bad rust on the sills, arches and front fender. Is it worth buying and fixing or keep looking?

The seller wants 800€/USD, but realistically it feels more like a 400-500€ car. I've done some welding before, but this thing looks seriously rotten. The real question is: how bad is it underneath, what's your experience?

I’m trying not to nitpick this repair job, but I can see the insides of my car very easily. The other side is a much smaller gap.

Acceptable or no?

Last night a tree was struck by lightning and came down, it also hooked a few other trees/branches on the way down. It landed on the car! Mostly all of thr damage is on the front (bumper, passenger headlight, hood, side mirror has minor scratches. Then worst part is the photos 3,4, and 5) the roof rail (or a pillar?) Is all messed up.

Insurance said we pay the deductible and then they pay the remainder. Im wondering how severe the damage is. (I have to call insurance back this morning and the auto body shop they recommended but I just wanted to get some input from here to!)

Cars a 2017 Hyundai sonata with 104k miles

My parked i3 recently got sideswiped in a hit and run 😞. The mirror was destroyed, so I ordered a replacement on eBay and replaced it myself. However after completing the installation, I noticed that mounting structure that the mirror sits on has been pushed into the car by ~1cm. The mirror is functioning correctly, but this means that there is now an exposed gap that is normally covered by a seal, which will allow water into the door.

Does anyone happen to know if there is any way to correct this? Is this something that’s adjustable, or was whatever structure the mirror mounts too likely bent/dented? How bad is having a gap that allows water ingress into the door? For now I’ve just covered it with electrical tape but I’m not sure what to do for a permanent fix.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

I've been using one of these magnetic base antennas that have a rubber cover on my trunk. Recently I did a wash which I always remove it prior, but noticed this dark, brownish residue it left. I've tried different things like polish, clay and even gently with isopropyl alcohol, but nothing has worked. Couple of questions-

Could this have been some sort of chemical reaction from the rubber cover?

Being that nothing I've tried has worked, is this embedded under the clear coat?

Is there anything else I can try that doesn't have to repaint?

2025 Audi RS5

2022 Toyota Corolla

I have an event tonight and I this dent has been here for like a month. How long will this take to fix at the shop? Or is this a hot water plunger situation?

Hi guys. Im really new to this type of work and im trying to paint my first vehicle, but I cant seem to get better results. Is there any way to get less texture or orange peel? (I would prefer not to have to wet sand and polish the whole vehicle after i paint). Im spraying with a 1.3 hvlp for both basecoat and clear. I also have a lvlp but get almost identical results. Also ive tried different psi for both, this paint was shot at 20-30 psi at around 18ºC. Would greatly appreciate any suggestions or videos to watch, im not sure if its the basecoat or the clear that gets the texture(or both lol). Thanks

1999 S10, got looking underneath it for the first time in a long time (I killed a rotor) and got a good taste of just how rusty it looks underneath. To me, most of this appears to be surface rust and likely probably not a huge issue (especially for a 26 year old truck that's still on the road) but I'm starting to have concerns on when to decide too much is too much. I will note that I did drop 2k to put a rebuilt transmission in it just a month ago, shop never made any mention of the rust. I figure I'd they thought it was a major issue they would have flagged that to me but you never know. Hit the frame with my hand along it and it seemed solid

Posting here since auto mechanic doesn't allow rust related posts tho I think this is more structure/mechanical related than auto body.

so our driveway has a very sharp turn to get into and i ended up hitting the side of the concrete wall while backing into our space. my amazing gf is extremely sweet and understanding of the situation but i still feel terrible and want to fix it if possible. moneys pretty tight so if there’s any at home/cheaper options i’d love to hear any suggestions. thank you all in advance!

I recently noticed a small amount of rust inside my trunk, and I also saw a few drops of water in there after rain. It doesn't seem flooded or anything serious, just small water spots/moisture, but I'm worried it could get worse over time.
Has anyone dealt with this before?
its a honda civic 2017

Sounds reasonable, just curious if I'm missing anything, thank you

My first vehicle, 2000 GMC Sonoma, was wrecked earlier this year, slid into a guardrail. I'm in the market to purchase a new one(1997-2004 GMC Sonoma or Chevy S10) but I was wondering if my current one is worth fixing. My local mechanic did a full work up on it and everything mechanically checks out including the frame. I'm just wondering if anyone could give me insight on if it would worth fixing or just buying a different one or what the bare minimum I should fix on the body.

Hey guys, I need help. I was turning into a parking garage and hit the wall. I made the turn many times before, got too confident and messed up. The impact broke off my gas tank door, and cracked the inside of the fuel filller door housing pocket but i don't believe it damaged the fuel filler neck. I know the damage is bad but is there any way to pull this out? If so what products should I use?

Learnt how to do this all off YouTube tutorials using a cheap drill attachment and some basic tools, highly recommend people to try do their own bodywork

As you can see, the headlight cover is bashed out and the plastic housing around it has cracks as well, following a collision. I am wondering if i could replace it myself, as I’ve bought a replacement assembly from the exact same model at a junkyard for only 200$CAD (150 USD). Mechanics have been quoting me triple for that part alone, plus like $400 for the labour, so yeah. I know it can be a bit of a pain to replace in terms of removing stuff around the assembly, HOWEVER the advantage for me is that the wheel well and bumper liner underneath, on top of the headlight cover, have already fallen out lol, so everything is already opened up. The hood and bumper are a bit misaligned now, which i guess could either facilitate the task , or alternatively relieve the pressure to make it perfect?

That being said, I’m a total amateur, but I enjoy learning how to do to my own repairs and have a lot of patience and obsessiveness around research on my side lol.
Any advice appreciated!!

Mazda6 2010 I sport