Hyundai Coupe Quarter Panel Replacement Parts

The Hyundai Coupe ran across two main UK generations: the first generation (RD) from 1996 to 2002, and the second generation (GK) from 2002 to 2009, with a facelift around 2007. Quarter panels are body-style and generation-specific, so you need a part from the correct generation — a first-gen panel will not fit a second-gen car and vice versa. Always confirm the exact year of the donor car with the breaker against your registration.

The GK-generation Coupe ran from 2002 to 2009, with a facelift introduced around 2007, and it is possible that pressing changes to the rear bodywork were made at that point. You should name the specific year boundary — pre-2007 versus post-2007 — when asking the breaker, and have them check the panel profile against your car's registration before buying. We cannot confirm as fact whether the quarter panel crosses that facelift boundary.

Both a 2004 and a 2006 Coupe sit within the same second-generation GK platform, so they are broadly from the same body structure. That said, mid-generation pressing changes are possible on panels like the quarter, so confirm with the breaker by checking both cars' registrations side by side. Never assume fitment purely on year alone.

Trim level does not affect quarter panel fitment on the Hyundai Coupe — the SE, S, and SIII trims all share the same bodyshell pressing within a generation. What can vary cosmetically is whether the donor car had different side mouldings, body-coloured trims, or spats attached, so check the breaker's photos carefully before ordering. The structural panel itself should be the same across trims within the same generation.

No — quarter panels are side-specific, so the nearside (NS, left/passenger) and offside (OS, right/driver) panels are mirror images of each other and will not interchange. Always specify clearly to the breaker which side you need, and double-check this against your own car before the part is dispatched. Getting the wrong side is one of the most common ordering mistakes on bodywork parts.

The Hyundai Coupe was sold under different names in some markets — for example as the Tiburon in certain regions — and whether those cars share identical quarter panel pressings with the UK-spec Coupe is something we cannot state as fact. Confirm this directly with the breaker by providing your full registration and asking them to cross-reference the donor vehicle's chassis details. Do not assume an overseas-sourced panel is a direct fit without that check.