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EVs Could Last Nearly Forever—If Car Companies Let Them (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 5 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] joe_cool@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You can still do that. They're called body repair panels. They are usually plain metal. You have to cut out the old, weld in the new, grind them flat, prime and paint them. This isn't cost efficient if your car is worth less than the paint you'd need. The parts usually are around $100-$300 bucks (if you don't need OEM parts) but the labor is expensive. And if you do it for cheap it will look like crap.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

If you do it for cheap it sure will look like crap.

Source: me doing it in the nineties without really knowing welding :-D