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12-30-2004, 05:19 PM
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Dent help!!!!
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
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I just got my door smacked pretty good in a parking lot. If I let the ins. co. fix it, it's going to cost me a 250 dollar deductable, and I doubt very seriously anyone can match laser red from 2001. (I'm positive they won't have the whole car painted) Does anyone have any ideas on how to get it looking better till I get the new body kit and paint later this year? |
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12-30-2004, 05:28 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
State: South Carolina
Posts: 2,289
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Take it to a bodyshop locally and they have things that should be able to pop that out, kinda like suction type thing you would use on glass!
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12-30-2004, 05:41 PM
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Needs turbo.
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Mt. Juliet
State: Tennessee
Posts: 5,093
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I have one of those on my passenger door. I just live with it.
They are gonna use that glass thing to pull it out and clean it up. Takes them less than an hour. |
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12-30-2004, 05:51 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
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so not worth the 250 dollar deductable, huh? I haven't buffed down enoght to see if it made it to the primer yet. |
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12-30-2004, 06:08 PM
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Needs turbo.
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Mt. Juliet
State: Tennessee
Posts: 5,093
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Rubbing compund would probally go further. They might charge you $50-$100 to do it. |
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12-30-2004, 06:28 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,126
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you would be amazed how close they can get... they can paint you a door skin and just replace the outer shell of that one... it looks to far gone if the paint is scratched down to the metal that is....
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2003 REDFIRE COBRA #3938 of 5082 @ 05/27/2003 1 of 414
MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
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12-30-2004, 06:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
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did it take off your paint or is that just a mark from the other cars paint? if its just a mark, buff that bitch out and then have a body shop fix it using their paintless dent repair system. |
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12-30-2004, 06:49 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
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if its not down to the metal or really bad scraped you can get the dentless people to smooth it out adn then you can buff it.... that may help but you will still see it.
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2003 REDFIRE COBRA #3938 of 5082 @ 05/27/2003 1 of 414
MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
ME.com Member #29 - 400rwhp/380rwtq
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12-30-2004, 06:59 PM
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V "Bacon" V
Join Date: May 2003
City: Fishers
State: Indiana
Posts: 5,376
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it looks like thats scuffed, not down into the paint, go to the yellow pages with PDR (paintless dent removal) then buff it out like 232 said tops $100
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12-30-2004, 07:13 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
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depending on how bad it is, it may never be good enough for you, but its worth a shot to see what they can do before you paint it....
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2003 REDFIRE COBRA #3938 of 5082 @ 05/27/2003 1 of 414
MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
ME.com Member #29 - 400rwhp/380rwtq
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12-30-2004, 08:34 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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thanks!! I'm going to get a body kit and full paint this year anyhow, so I'm not expecting perfection. It's just right there, every time I get in it I'll see it. I just want to not have it look SOO bad. I'm going to hit up the body shop tomorrow. |
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12-30-2004, 09:12 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,163
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yeah, that's definitely not worth telling the ins company over.
Doesn't look like it's down into the paint, I suggest you listen to everybody else. 
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Delta Sigma Phi - building better men since 1899
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12-30-2004, 10:04 PM
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Needs turbo.
Join Date: Nov 2003
City: Mt. Juliet
State: Tennessee
Posts: 5,093
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Then in that case, don't even waste the money.  |
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12-31-2004, 01:07 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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good news. I took it to the body shop, and it wasn't nearly as bad as it looked. Besides the dent, the rest was just paint off the other person's car, which came right off with rubbing compound. I can live with the dent till I get my body kit assembled.
No charge from the body shop, and all panic is hereby cancelled.
Thanks yall!! |
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12-31-2004, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
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12-31-2004, 01:11 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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BTW, what do yall think of this front bumper? |
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12-31-2004, 01:16 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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12-31-2004, 01:56 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,163
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i think it looks awesome. that is until you break it in half on someone's driveway.
This picture better shows what I mean:
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12-31-2004, 02:21 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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yeah. I still may go with a regular saleen bumper, but I think that one looks bad ass. |
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12-31-2004, 02:22 PM
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YA RLY
Join Date: May 2004
City: Midwest City
State: Oklahoma
Posts: 894
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what springs does that car have on it? seems way low. |
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12-31-2004, 02:38 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,163
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no idea. Ask SpectorV, he might know. He sent me the pics.
I was looking at gettin that bumper too, but decided against it. I'd have gotten the removable splitter tho.
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