AMD skins ??

[69chargerR/T]

Has anyone seen this, AMD quarter panel skins I don't see them listed on there site?? Do you guys think these would be good for guys like me that can't afford the $$ for full panels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/69-1969-Dodge-Charger-Quarter-Panel-Skin-PAIR-NEW-AMD_W0QQitemZ200417106050QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2ea9ca5882

[Daytona R/T SE]

Save up and buy the full panels.

You've got to decide which you would rather pay for:

The extra $$$ for the full panels...

or the extra welding, grinding, filler work and block sanding required to disguise the

six foot long seam you're going to have when you install the skins.

[G-man]

Daytona R/T SE really left you with one option considering.

Full pannels. 

[elacruze]

 

If you can't afford the full panels, may as well just patch in with sheet metal and spend the time working it in; not much less work than the half panel anyway. I went with full panels and I couldn't be happier with them.

[superbirdtom]

lord please buy the whole pnel and not the skins you will NOT save any money  In fact you will spend more and your car will be worth less with the quarter skins.    I am waiting for 70 bee whole panels  and I will be a happy man.

[AutoRust]

My 

If the car doesnt "need" full quarters, why put them in? Skins are fine if you just need to fix around the wheel lip, or the lower quarters. Some guys have a full body shop at there disposal, and all the skills and tools needed to do this major surgery. Some guys live in a condo with nothing but a parking spot and a checkbook.

Good luck.

Dave

[superbirdtom]

If you just have a few rust holes  just bang em in and use autobody glue to fill. it will last quite a few years,  for those on a budget.

[69bronzeT5]

I am waiting for 70 bee whole panels  and I will be a happy man.

[superbirdtom]

don't taunt me    My bee is so crispy that I need full quarters  it is a post car and was previously wrecked and someone hacked in a quarter  through the sail panel. you can still see that the outer wheelhouse is smashed in when you look in the trunk.  I actually need a trunk floor too. I parted out a 70 bee in 1977 and still have the sixpack dash with the vin and had the matching 18 spline tranny but some bastard stole it 4 months ago out of my garage. 

                                    it was an orange sixpack 4 speed console bucket seat ram air hood car.   at least I managed to grab the fenders doors hood ram setup the front disc brake setup the decklid and other goodies.  it has the 8 track with 4 way speaker switch on dash. I might clone it someday  a very cool car indeed

[Scaregrabber]

The world doesn't need another 69 Charger R/T with patched together quarters. Lets hope you use the full panels on it and fix it correctly.

[roger440]

My charger has the repair panels 

Its all i could get when i was doing mine. If the AMD stuff was double the price i would still but it for the grief it would save me. I dont even want to think about the hours that went into getting my 1/4's straight with thoses repair panels!

I thought long and hard about ripping them off and replacing with AMD.

[oldgold69]

 i have patch panels. but when i heard they were going to make full quarters  i decided to wait till i can afford them . sure your taking more of the original metal off the car but seams will all be in the right spots  with no big filler patch in the middle of the fender  and what about the patch line in the trunk  i think its worth the wait

[green69rt]

I'm still debating which to use, skins or full quarters.  AMD has both and Adeals will save you a few bucks either way.  I intended to go with skins from AMD.  My thought process is that folks have used skins for years (good or bad) and it worked out.  Lots of high value cars out there with quarter skins on because no full quarters were available or were too expensive.  I still haven't made a final call.  The long (6 foot) seam that is involved with a skin is a problem but leading in the quarter seam on a full quarter is also a problem ( I personally don't want to fool around with the stuff).  I watch the discussion on this site a lot to see what other folks are doing.  Good luck!!

[69chargerR/T]

If the AMD skins are as good as the full panels they shouldn't need all the work the older skins needed. From what I have read the other brands of skins didn't fit well, the stamping wasn't good,the body lines not good, and they were wavy and needed a lot of blocking the get strait. Sure the full panels are great and may be easier to install, and probably the best way to go. I was just thinking that $550.00 a pair vs $1400.00 a pair is a lot of $$ to save for me !!! I would be installing these myself so if it takes me longer to install that's ok with me.   If the panels are as good as the full ones the extra work will just be at the long seam to weld and fill Am I thinking wrong here

[Charger-Bodie]

Do you plan to finish out the seam on the back side of the panel? Because that is very grueling work. Ive done it enough times for that alone to be enough reasone to use the full panel instead of the skin. Plus eventually the weld WILL show up . It may be 20 years from now but a weld that long ,where it needs to be is a handicap.

[69chargerR/T]

Do you plan to finish out the seam on the back side of the panel? Because that is very grueling work. Ive done it enough times for that alone to be enough reasone to use the full panel instead of the skin. Plus eventually the weld WILL show up . It may be 20 years from now but a weld that long ,where it needs to be is a handicap.

I didn't even think about finishing the seam on the inside Is it necessary to finish the seam on the inside ? I'm an auto tech not a bodyman, but I think I can do the panels myself. Well I have to do them myself I do not have the $$ to have someone do them. What happens if you don't finish the seam on the inside, I was going have the seam at top edge of the quarter, just like I have seen pros do when they put skins on.  That way you can't see the seam inside the trunk, unless you stick your head in there and look up. I was just going to under coat the the panel and seam on the inside. I don't plan on my car being a show car, its going to be a driver

[roger440]

You dont have to finish the inside off, but i wish i had, or rather i wish the full panels were available when i did it. It will always be visible even though i disguised it a bit with the sound deadner that i sprayed on..

If you have unlimited time available then hey, carry on. My life is too short to do that again. I had whole weeks of time in my 1/4's.

[elacruze]

You dont have to finish the inside off, but i wish i had, or rather i wish the full panels were available when i did it. It will always be visible even though i disguised it a bit with the sound deadner that i sprayed on..

If you have unlimited time available then hey, carry on. My life is too short to do that again. I had whole weeks of time in my 1/4's.

1961 Atlas?

[superbirdtom]

If the AMD skins are as good as the full panels they shouldn't need all the work the older skins needed. From what I have read the other brands of skins didn't fit well, the stamping wasn't good,the body lines not good, and they were wavy and needed a lot of blocking the get strait. Sure the full panels are great and may be easier to install, and probably the best way to go. I was just thinking that $550.00 a pair vs $1400.00 a pair is a lot of $$ to save for me !!! I would be installing these myself so if it takes me longer to install that's ok with me.   If the panels are as good as the full ones the extra work will just be at the long seam to weld and fill Am I thinking wrong here

>>>> why don't you post some real good pics for people to look at maybe the best and cheapest think to do until you have the money to let a pro do it is glue and bondoerup.   my buddy spent 2 weeks on building this deck on his home himself with the neighbor kid for grunt .   He was so proud of his handywork and he saved sooooo much money because he wasn't going to pay a real carpenter to come do it .  hell its just a deck!.  so finally i went out to look at it . It was a mess  one of the worst decks Ive ever seen   but he was just beeming full of pride    It did nothing to raise the value of the house, in fact it lowered the value .   just like if you do a crappy amateur job of your quarters it won't increase the value of your car. I am a glue king an  d could have both quarter skins drilled and cut off in a day . then mount and glue the skins in in another 2 days basically its a 40 hour job to get those thingsready for paint.its up to you if you want to do this to learn and have a hands on experience that is good.

[69chargerR/T]

  

superbirdtom,how much do you charge an hour,if you can do both skins in 40 hours how much would that cost. Its probably more $$ than I can afford.  That's why I need to do this myself

[superbirdtom]

AllI am saying is that maybe you have time to do this on the weekends or after work,   but your time is worth something. If you have never done anything like this , you might really regret it . but sometimes if your a handy guy and really do some research and get good advise it will be a rewarding experience of doing it yourself. It might turn out great and then it might not. our shop charges 55 dollars an hour  so to do the skins would be around a grand. to get them welded on then maybe another grand to get them finished and painted. In todays world thats cheap!.  doing quarter skins for somebody that has never done them can be a pain in the ass. jsut be patient because you have your work cut out for you.

As a body shop we would never again do quarter skins, something always comes back on them.  more power to you for giving it a go.

[ram68]

Hi I am currently in the process of using the amd skins.  They are pretty good, however they still need work to be perfectly straight.  The areas above the wheel opening and area in front of the side marker lights (68 skins) need a work as they are slightly wavy.  Looks like I'm going to need about 2-3mm of filler. I don't think this is bad at all.  So far I've only done the drivers side. I butt welded in above the top of the quarter with no warping. On the side I came down in front of the side marker light and got slight warping in this area.  I'm debating if I'll just use the whole quarter skin on the passenger side.  My reason for going with the skins was my metal was good on the top of the quarter.  I know with the full skins there is less welding, but I didn't want to get into the factory seams along the package tray ,trunk gutter area, and seams near the rear bumper where it does seem to bequite intracite.  I did research on the forum and it seems that no matter what 1/4's you use they all need some work. The weld area has been ground down an filled with kevlar reinforced filler.

[69chargerR/T]

Ram68, thanks for the reply and the info I think the panels look great, you did a great job I think this may be the way I will go also.   If you have any more pics post them up, and keep us informed on your progress and how you like the skins

[200MPH]

what if person does not need the whole skin?

[elitecustombody]

then don't buy anything