Hello All:

new to the forums. i have a quick tech question for you all. (I should mention 2006 Civic EX Coupe)

tonight I managed to scrape/dent the 'sill' underneath the passenger door. I was leaving a pharmacy drive thru and turned right onto a little curb/sidewalk that was not visible. The door and everything else seems to be just fine and this sill is all that needs replaced.

HOWEVER, I cant seem to figure out if this can be replaced without replacing the entire side panel. Anyone have insight on this part? Can it be replaced on its own and how much should money should I expect this to cost me?

Its a holiday weekend, so I wont be able to get some estimates until next week... just want to get an idea.

Thanks!

 

yeah its gonna be a huge piece that goes around the tire also. Its not gonna be cheap

P.S. its called the side skirt

 

Well, after some more searching, I found this website and it looks as if there is a separate piece... at least according to this diagram.

I hope that this is not TOO expensive, although I suppose I will jsut file a car insurance claim if need be.

 

wow i guess you dont consider 300 expensive?

 

not that its not a lot of money... but not as much as i intially thought!

 

Are you going to attempt this repair yourself? [X(]
I don't know your background... this appears to be quite a job

 

Check out junkyards, you'll save lots of money that way.

On my 98 civic, you just have to unscrew like 2 screws, remove 3 clips and push it forward. Easy task.

 

ya but newer cars are using steel lower skirts instead of our 92-00 plastic skirts. some are made into the car....

my boss did it to his new car crushed it all in, he ended up doing a insurnace claim on it to get it fixed. he never told me how much it cost tho on his car.

 

Im just tryin to get an idea of how much its going to cost before i get some estimates. i am not going to attempt it on my own.

Ill keep you all updated on what I hear...