# How do you repair an EP3 panel?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [December 15, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338 "2017-12-15T03:39:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Benedict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Mark\_Benedict](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mark_Benedict)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/1 "2017-12-15T03:39:21Z")

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It feels like some sort of plastic polymer and I’m trying to access it through the interior. I removed the rear interior but there’s a large metal sheet that’s keeping me from accessing the exterior…

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/f/fea52fa553fcbc28a7f75c26890a323cbbfc8414.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Benedict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@Mark\_Benedict](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mark_Benedict)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/2 "2017-12-16T00:51:06Z")

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![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/6b772ddec633b646f54f3ac01039e86c37aabea6.jpg)

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/3 "2017-12-16T01:00:14Z")

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I have not a clue what you are talking about and I’m not about to update my account. Is this a body panel? Front, rear, engine? Do you have a factory manual with the body supplement?

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/4 "2017-12-16T11:00:22Z")

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Your best bet is a body shop.

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**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 3:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/5 "2017-12-18T03:48:15Z")

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I think @Mark_Benedict is linking to a photo that won’t let us see it hosted somewhere else. You may want to drag it into your box instead of linking to it.

This isn’t a message for you to update anything, @bing - it’s a message to Mark.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-repair-an-ep3-panel/110338/6 "2017-12-18T03:53:01Z")

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Yeah, Photobucket has decided to pull a money grab and force you to be a paid subscriber if you want to link to your photos. As such they’re no longer ideal for posting to forums.