Hyundai Matrix Right Rear Quarter Panel
Right Rear Quarter Panel to suit the Hyundai Matrix, cross-referenced against OEM specification and dispatched countrywide
What Are Hyundai Matrix Right Rear Quarter Panel?
The right rear quarter is the welded panel running from the rear door to the boot and around the wheel arch. It is structural, not a bolt-on, so this is a cut-and-weld job rather than an unbolt-and-swap one — and on some derivatives it carries the fuel filler neck, which is worth confirming on your own car before ordering rather than assuming. Rust starts at the arch lip and works inward, and it is markedly worse on coastal KwaZulu-Natal cars than on Gauteng ones. Send photos with the enquiry: whether a section repair will do or the full panel is needed is a decision better made from pictures than from a description.
Signs You Need New Right Rear Quarter Panel
What a parts desk needs to know about your Matrix
What changes across the range
Ordering right rear quarter panel for a Matrix starts with the generation: FC.
The tall MPV body is Matrix-specific but much of what is underneath it is Elantra XD, so mechanical parts and body parts come from two different sourcing pools.
Worth knowing: the Matrixbuilt on the running gear of the Elantra XD, which widens the sourcing net considerably.
What we check on right rear quarter panel
- •The generation code, because Matrix parts lists split on it
- •The engine family — this Matrix was sold with Alpha 1.6 and Beta 1.8
- •The generation code, whether the car is pre- or post-facelift, and the paint code
- •Whether the car is pre- or post-facelift within its generation
In South Africa the Matrix is mostly a compact people-carrier kept by families for the space, long after new-parts support tapered off. That is the wear pattern we stock and source against.
Hyundai Matrix Right Rear Quarter Panel — Questions We Get Asked
Will right rear quarter panel from another Matrix fit mine?
Not automatically. The Matrix sold in South Africa as FC, and the tall MPV body is Matrix-specific but much of what is underneath it is Elantra XD, so mechanical parts and body parts come from two different sourcing pools. Send us the generation code off your VIN plate and we will confirm it either way before anything is dispatched.
Which engines did the South African Matrix come with?
SA-market cars ran Alpha 1.6, Beta 1.8. The code stamped on the block is what we work from — the badge on the boot is not reliable on its own.
Can a quarter panel be repaired rather than replaced?
Often, yes. Dents without tears and surface rust can be pulled and refinished. Deep creases, a torn arch lip or perforated metal need a section grafted in or a used panel cut from a donor car. A decent body shop will quote both routes side by side — ask for that rather than accepting one number.
Why is this not a bolt-on job?
Because the quarter is welded, not bolted — it is part of the shell rather than an attachment to it. That is what separates this from a door or a fender, and it is why the labour rather than the panel drives the cost. On some derivatives it also carries the fuel filler neck, which is worth confirming on your own car before ordering.
Do Hyundais rust on the rear quarters?
We see it on older Getz, i20 and Accent cars, and some 2016+ Hyundais have shown arch corrosion too. Coastal cars suffer worst — a KwaZulu-Natal car and an inland car of the same age are not comparable here. Anti-perforation cover, where a car still has it, generally applies only to rust working from the inside out, which is not what arch-lip corrosion usually is.
What does quarter panel work cost?
It ranges widely, because a localised rust repair and respray and a full cut-and-weld are different jobs with different bills. We work with our SA supplier network and the Engine Finder Hyundai Network for used panels. Send photos with the enquiry — this is a job that cannot be quoted accurately from a description.
Is a dented quarter worth fixing?
Usually. A crease stresses the paint, and rust starts where the paint has been stressed, so leaving it tends to turn a dent into a corrosion repair. If resale matters at all, a straightened and resprayed quarter protects trade-in value far better than the damage does.
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Not sure which right rear quarter panel fits your Matrix?
Send us your VIN or the engine code off the block and our Hyundai desk will cross-check the correct right rear quarter panel for your exact Matrix derivative.