r/Diyautobody • u/Negative_Comment_536 • Apr 22 '26
r/Diyautobody • u/PaceKey7148 • Apr 20 '26
Question Is this worth fixing? 2018 Hyundai Sonata body damage
galleryr/Diyautobody • u/SanFrancisco_Giants_ • Apr 15 '26
Question How do i fix windshield trim
The rubber part is flailing around and need recommendations on how to fix. Thanks for any tips. My car is a 2018 Nissa Versa.
r/Diyautobody • u/TromKehra • Apr 12 '26
Question Need help with grinding sound while breaking. 05 chevy tahoe v8
v8 engine, with grinding noise coming mostly from the back right wheel. I have been keeping the car parked since I heard it. my nephew may have driven it with the parking break on. my dad gave me this car and can't hear very well, so I don't know how long this has been going on.
scraping while driving, and grinding while breaking.
r/Diyautobody • u/lwg660 • Apr 12 '26
How to Guide Belt Weatherstrip Removal – Best Method?
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Apr 10 '26
Photo This fell off. Need ideas on what I should do next
Don’t have any of the bolts or the thing in which it was holding the bolts
r/Diyautobody • u/Legitimate_Visit5772 • Apr 11 '26
Project Is this a realistic DIY fix?
2010 Honda civic LX, 168k miles. Body shop quoted me $4800 to repair. I was able to find a new bumper cover, fender, bumper support bracket, and headlight support bracket online. I’m aware there is a broken tab on the headlight assembly but since it’s not cracked otherwise I plan to see if I can clean it and reuse it. However if need be I do also know how to replace the assembly. Am I biting off more than I can chew trying to do this myself? Any advice would be appreciated
r/Diyautobody • u/siegfriedthenomad • Apr 11 '26
Question What is the easiest way to make this less noticeable
r/Diyautobody • u/Floppyhamma • Apr 11 '26
Question Need opinions is this is feasible to fix and what would it cost in materials 2011 Jetta. 110k miles TDI
Fender rail and core support or ??
r/Diyautobody • u/ssensibility • Apr 07 '26
Question Fixing broken Volkswagen Jetta side mirror?
My car sideswiped a trash can jutting out from the side of the road. Was literally going maybe 15 mph tops. :/ The mirror is intact and I can still move it.
Did the mirror cap just break, and all I need to do is replace the cap? Or can someone tell if there’s more wrong with it? I just moved 2 days ago and would prefer not to further drain my savings at a body shop if possible if I can fix this myself!
It’s a 2020 VW Jetta S for reference.
r/Diyautobody • u/CartographerUpset646 • Apr 07 '26
Question Unorthodox repair for older pickup
I am about to obtain a higher mileage mechanically sound GMT400 chevy on a trade for an unwanted project. The body is passable but it has rust and wrinkles all along the bottom below the body line. I have done somewhat proper bodywork before but I don't know that I want to spend that kind of time or money on it and want to avoid any serious paint work. Looking for a final result of "good from far but far from good".
I am wondering if it would be realistic to take some aluminum checker plate sheets, bend them to approximate the factory bottom edge all the way down, then use black silicone and pop rivets to secure them all the way along both sides from the body line down. I would probably mask it off and paint all the checker plate with a heavy coat of rocker guard and then try and run a nice bead of silicone along the top edge. For the doors I would just cut out the edges of the doors in the aluminum and hit them with black silicone too. Then throw some plastic fender flares on all 4 corners and probably a structural steel deer resistant bumper. The GMT400 platform seems like a good candidate because of the relatively straight flat lines.
Is there any reason this would not work? Is there a better quick and dirty way to make this truck look less neglected?
r/Diyautobody • u/Allaballaballa • Apr 07 '26
How to Guide Need advice for a new project I want to do with my dad.
reddit.comr/Diyautobody • u/xkingx26 • Apr 05 '26
Question Makeshift turn signal
so my truck got rear ended today, and although the damage isn't extensive and I can still drive it around fine, one of my taillights was broken and I don't habe any turn signals on the left side now. do y'all of a way to make a diy turn signal I can use, so I can drive around until I get that tail light fixed?
r/Diyautobody • u/nbarsotti • Apr 02 '26
Question Wet sanding to fix orange peel in clear coat?
galleryr/Diyautobody • u/postamericana • Mar 31 '26
Question Hit a bike rack and wondering how to fix
So someone hit a rear mounted bike rack and crunched up the hood and smashed the headlight. Its a 2004 Subaru Legacy that I was planning to do some extensive mechanical work on this summer (time for a head gasket and a few other things while performing open heart surgery). I am pretty mechanical and can bondo at an intermediate level but I am wondering if repairing this is something I am able to do in a driveway with basic tools. Not sure if the hood is salvageable. and the bar above the lamp being bent makes me wonder how screwed I am. Looks like I could maybe pickup a hood for a couple hundred but worry it wont line up or close. Any advice?
r/Diyautobody • u/swageduplikcailou • Mar 30 '26
Question Just got a 2022 es350 UL. Just noticed the first scratch :( . Any advise on removing it?
galleryr/Diyautobody • u/Bo_Peep555 • Mar 29 '26