heavily dented my driver side door from a fender bender

all the electronics and mechanics of the door still work and the door still closes and opens.

looking on ebay, i found a cheap door frame for the I35.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DOOR-...2em118Q2el1247

is this a direct fit into my 5th gen Maxima?

 

I would call the Nissan dealer to hear what they say.

 

by visual inspection, it looks like the I35 door has a slight horizontal crease in the door where as the Maxima's door is perfectly smooth

other than that they look pretty much the same...