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Door replacement

  • 14-04-2025 09:37PM
    #1
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭


    There is a dent in the rear passenger door of my car (2019 Ford Focus) and the crash repair guy I showed it to said it would be cheaper to get a replacement door from a scrap yard rather than fix the dent on the door. I managed get a door that is in not too bad shape (it has one small scratch on it) but I don't think they will be able to fit it.
    It doesn't have the window and it doesn't have the inner panel, just the outside part (see pic).
    Does that matter? I saw a YouTube video that shows the door panel being replaced but I don't know if the window can be switched from one door to another?
    I can return the door but I won't get a full refund, the take 30 percent for labour.

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Comments

  • #2
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    If its an identical model and year and cc it should be swappable. Parts can be transferred once its hung . Check everything .



  • #3
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭lukin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123357871#Comment_123357871

    It is an identical model. I was given the door handle so if they can transfer the panel and window all they need to do is get rid of the scratch and spray paint it.



  • #4
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,394 ✭✭✭User1998


    They’ll just take the glass and inner panels from your old door



  • #5
    lukin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭lukin


    I brought the door to the guy in the repair place so he could have a look at it and see does it look OK and thankfully he said yes. it's a different colour but they can spray it. I was sh###ing it because if I had to return the door I would only be refunded 70 percent of what I paid for it (which was €350). Also it cost me 30 euro in diesel to get there. So I would have lost €135. To repair the existing door I was quoted €1500 (there are a few other bits to fix on the car).

    With the replacement door it will cost €1000. So I saved a bit but not much. The door I got does not have the inside panel or the glass, it's just the handle and the steel frame. €350 seems excessive for that but even the smallest part for a car costs a fortune nowadays.

    He told me that if they fix the dent on the old door it might not look perfect after, it's actually better to get a replacement door with no dent. So I googled for it and found that place (I won't mention the name but if anyone wants to know pm me)

    I got a side mirror for €200 euro too because I needed that as well. One of mine got damaged during the snowfall back in January. I posted about it here. I actually only wanted the cover but I had to buy the whole thing.



  • #6
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,394 ✭✭✭User1998


    What car is it? And where did you get the door?

    Sorry I see its a 2019 Ford Focus. Yeah €350 seems expensive, but I haven’t bought used parts in a while. Its better to buy a new door than try fill the old one with filler.



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