Woody
Woody MegaDork
12/13/12 11:34 a.m.

Does anyone make patch panels for second generation Honda CRXs?

I just found an original one owner car. Completely unmodified with a perfect interior. It has typical rear wheel arch rust, but I went over it very thoroughly and it's not that bad. I'd like to buy the car but It would need a couple of patches. Last time I looked (8+ years ago) there were no patch panels available. Does anyone make them now?

bravenrace
bravenrace PowerDork
12/13/12 11:48 a.m.

In reply to Woody:

The rear quarter lip that normally rusts is virtually the same as the Civic. I've used Civic patch panels on CRX's many times without a problem.

http://rustrepair.com/index-mf.html

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH PowerDork
12/13/12 11:50 a.m.

Try these guys:

http://www.civicdutyparts.com/index-2.html

They make CF panels as well.

andrave
andrave Dork
12/13/12 11:50 a.m.

some guy in classifieds has 2 crx's for like ninety seven cents or something just buy those.

they should fit in a large flat rate box, I would think...

bravenrace
bravenrace PowerDork
12/13/12 11:52 a.m.
andrave wrote: some guy in classifieds has 2 crx's for like ninety seven cents or something just buy those. they should fit in a large flat rate box, I would think...

Those are first gen cars.

Woody
Woody MegaDork
12/13/12 12:09 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote: Try these guys: http://www.civicdutyparts.com/index-2.html They make CF panels as well.

Liking this (steel, not CF). Thanks.

bravenrace
bravenrace PowerDork
12/13/12 12:27 p.m.

In reply to Woody:

I've used Eastwoods panel adhesive system for doing patch panels, and while it's a little labor intensive, it works really well for places that are rust prone like rocker panels and other areas that you can't get behind. You can paint and treat the backside because you aren't doing any welding.

andrave
andrave Dork
12/13/12 1:27 p.m.

In reply to Woody:

I don't think those are steel, I read through the site and it looks like they are fiberglass, right? I think the CF ones are pretty cool, personally. Bit boyracer, but an easy fix with no bondo and it looks decent. the temptation for me would be to cut the entire steel quarter out underneat, leaving just a few inches along the perimeter to act as a flange..

andrave
andrave Dork
12/13/12 1:28 p.m.

Yeah, taken from their site: Additional Information: Civic Duty repair panels are made of a durable and flexible hand-laid Fiberglass material made with special vinylester resin. "New-Q" panels are made of vacuum-formed carbon fiber. Panels may vary somewhat from those pictured here, and vary in size depending upon specific vehicle application.

Woody
Woody MegaDork
12/13/12 2:13 p.m.

Ahh, thanks. I didn't look that close.

I think I'm passing on the car anyway. I'll post a link on the $2012.

Woody
Woody MegaDork
12/13/12 2:32 p.m.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/200x-classifieds/1988-crx-si-one-owner-in-ct/58095/page1/

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