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The meeting point or the outer wheel well and the 1/4 panel are an integral part of the unibody and provide stuctural rigidity to the whole rear of the unibody. Is it that hard to find someone to weld in the metal panels? A decent mig welder is not expensive and it's very easy to use, only needs 110 volts. You don't just weld in the panel. You do spot welds to minimize the warpage of the metal. Probably 1.5 hours of welding on each quarter panel.Check your local craigs list to see if anyone can weld in the panels. The biggest time consumer is the preparation and finishing after the repair. I've seen factory produced fiberglass on metal panels fail from different expansion characteristics.
If it was mine I would weld in the repair panels. You never lay a bead and keep going, you spot weld them spacing the welds apart a couple of inches then come back and spot again, never welding two spots close together.
regards
Mech
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