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Can anybody give me an average estimate of what fixing a dent would cost?

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51K views 42 replies 19 participants last post by  imaworkinman316  
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I was about to go to my final class of the day. The wind is going CRAZY blowin over signs and stuff, but I go to open my door and as soon as I release the hatch the wind catches the door before I can grab hold and swings into the mirror of the car next to me. Did not do anything to their mirror but dented right below my handle. Not to bad but it does not look pretty at all...:crying: ....So I was wondering if anybody knows of an estimate to get that fixed so I do not get a sh##y deal.
 
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If the dent can't be PDR'ed, then it won't be cheap. I'd say $400-$700 for a quality shop that will do the job right. There's a lot more work into fixing something like that properly than you might think.
 
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Doesn't really matter so much how nasty the dent looks to you, the same steps are still required. They still have to strip the door down to bare metal, fill the dent, smooth the dent, prime, and paint- including a blend probably.

If the dent isn't terribly big and it hasn't creased the sheetmetal, then don't worry too much. A good paintless dent repair guy can probably solve your problem for $100 or less.
 
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I did this once and put a 12" crease in the door of my wife's brand new 350Z,it was repaired by a paintless dent guy for about $75 and you would never know to look at it.The work these guys are now doing is amazing.
If your dent is not too close to the edge of the door,I'm sure they can fix it !
 
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Call a paintless dent guy. They will usually come by and give you a price for free. You would be amazed on what they can fix just prying on a dent using long rods from inside your door.

Depending on how bad the dent is maybe they guy could get it out in a couple of hours. Might only charge as little as $250 or so.
 
#11 ·
There are to many variables to be accurate. Call a paintless dent repair guy then if no good, next trip is to a body shop with free estimates. Good Luck.
 
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Ya I think I going to call a dent guy to come buy, if this does not go well I will go to the repair shop. But I think calling the come to give me a quick estimate would be GREAT and if I get a deal under $100 I will be jumping up and down or :banasex0r ......you get the jiff but I will do that and keep you updated. Thanks again :cheers:
 
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here is a quick try. Depending on how big or what type of dent.....

Grab some windex and a plunger. Spray windex, apply plunger like you would a toilet. If it pops it out, all you need to do is clean the poo off :D If it doesn't, try again. I have got out a few dents this way.
 
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I had 2 small dents taken out by a paintless dent guy for $25 each. They drill a hole in the door frame and put a metal rod in then work it out. Pretty impressive i thought . They fill the hole in with a little rubber plug. I find myself looking for them whenever I look in another car.
 
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sal966 said:
dry ice will not work,but go ahead and try it,,how far below the door handle is the dent and how far from the edge of door,
Dent is actually almost dead center of rear passenger side door, but looks to be same size. about the diameter of a quarter.
 
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imaworkinman316 said:
ok camera will not provide a small enough picture size so, I cannot put it on here.
Open the picture in paint (all windows p/c have paint). Go to Image > Stretch/Skew. Under the stretch section, enter 25% for height and width. Save picture to your desktop - check file size.

Readjust stretch/skew as necessary...