Re: Driver's side rear panel

On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:49:58 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
<Marius.Hancu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



tony cooper wrote:

In a car, what's the first reading for "driver's side rear panel?"

Images would be appreciated.

What happened here? No context? You are usually so good about this.

A panel is an insert. The automobile panel that comes to mind in the
above is a door panel.
http://donotknow.net/images/vw/w-right-door-panel.jpg is the
passenger-side panel, and the front door panel, but the idea is the
same. In this case, it might be two panels: the black part and the
tan part may be separate.

The intriguing part of this contextless bit is wondering what you are
reading now. A book about drug smugglers hiding packages of cocaine
behind the door panels? A "French Connection" scenario?

There is a possibility that the panel in question is external, but
such a panel is usually further identified: driver's side rear
quarter-panel. If this is it, you are probably reading a bodyshop
estimate for the repair of your car and are in such a state of shock
at the price that you didn't supply context.

No mistery here:-)

Seems to be external and bodyshop-related indeed:

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Four cars had been abandoned at haphazard angles along Hill 20 Street,
and one
near the intersection of Hill and Ericksen had slid into a parked
pickup, crumpling the driver's-side rear panel.

Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, p. 235

In bodyshop language, a "panel", more commonly referred to as a
"quarter panel" is a section of the automobile that can be replaced.
Bodyshop people express this by saying "Gonna have tuh replace that
there whole rear quarter-panel" while mentally sighing with relief
because they've found a way to make the month's boat payment.

I can Google an image, but every body style of car has a different
configuration for the rear quarter-panel. It's the section behind the
rear wheel that is replaceable. The size and shape will vary by body
style.




--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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