Think this will buff right out???
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Think this will buff right out???
haha. obviously a joke. found this on the car as I was leaving for work this morning. looks like some idiot backed into my rear left door and didn't bother to leave me a note. I have some paintless dent guys taking a look but somehow I doubt that will be an option for me because of the bent edge along the bottom of the door. but who knows. keeping my fingers crossed. Any advice welcome. thx. I'm in Bergen County, NJ.
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yes, that much I figured. Some guys are very good at getting the creases out. The most talented guys that are willing to take on my project may charge $300-400, which is still better than $1000+ at a traditional body shop
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Paintless dent repair guys say they can't do this one. They say to go to body shop. Body shop says I need a brand new door! WTH? So I need to buy a brand new door? That's $1500 for just the PART. Anyone have any better advice here please?
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as i thought. creases are the nemesis of ding masters...
if they cannot access the sheetmetal from inside to bang out- you will need a new door. that is correct. however, sometimes even if you can access it from inside an extensive door bracing makes the job very hard... i am suspicious that this is the case.
talk to few other shops. doors are nasty to repair. most shops would like to replace such items.
if they cannot access the sheetmetal from inside to bang out- you will need a new door. that is correct. however, sometimes even if you can access it from inside an extensive door bracing makes the job very hard... i am suspicious that this is the case.
talk to few other shops. doors are nasty to repair. most shops would like to replace such items.
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Thanks guys. parts.com definitely has it a lot cheaper. I may go with them. I spoke to the body shop and they said that they don't recommend bondo on doors because eventually they will wear. They say it's not worth the labor, so they replace the entire door.
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Sorry about the damage. If you have to go to a bodyshop, and you feel like going to Jersey City, see Pete at Sernio's on Communipaw Ave. I live in Brooklyn and have always gone there for work because they are excellent at what they do and they're all a pleasure to deal with. Good luck with the repair/replace.
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Sorry about the damage. If you have to go to a bodyshop, and you feel like going to Jersey City, see Pete at Sernio's on Communipaw Ave. I live in Brooklyn and have always gone there for work because they are excellent at what they do and they're all a pleasure to deal with. Good luck with the repair/replace.
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Just an fyi on the paintless dent repair, some of the honest guys will punt on doing the repair because they know that there will be micro cracks (that are hard to see without magnification) in the paint if the sheet metal is bent beyond a certain point. Eventually you'll start to see rust. This may not be an issue if you don't plan to keep it very long.
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yikes. I got a formal quote from a reputable body shop near me. $3000 ($2000 parts and $1000 labor). I'm definitely going through insurance. I spoke to the repair shop and asked if I could buy the parts myself, which would save me $800 on parts (by ordering on parts.com), but he says he doesn't do that. He says he charges full list price and makes some margin on it. Is this normal???
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Had the exact same thing happen to my wife's GL550, took it to the dealer shop and got it taken care of $1400 but they didn't have to replace the door. I guess they were able to bang it out from the inside.
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