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Old 10-09-2015, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris F. View Post
Door skin and entire door are two different animals.

Replacing the skin keeps the door frame and you re-weld a skin on the outside. It is a lot of work. A lot of shops don't re-skin doors because the labor cost is just as much as a new door - it's that much work.

It is cheaper and more efficient to find a parted out X5 and grab a door from that, otherwise take it to a body shop and they can fill it and repaint it.
That is true. I believe OP was referring to the entire door assembly as the door skin.
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