Will this sill dent pull out?
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It should pull out hopefully I think, though won't be a smart repair/dent removal job. I suggest going to a good local body shop & saying you aren't looking at using insurance & see what their best price is?
Such small incidents can be mildly annoying to say the least,though I guess no one is hurt & pride can be recovered at some point
Such small incidents can be mildly annoying to say the least,though I guess no one is hurt & pride can be recovered at some point
I've got one in my car though not as bad as that -king and shallow. No one apart from me has ever seen it but it bugs the life out of me! I asked a dentmaster guy (who's very good) if he could get it out. No chance he said.
Bummer, I'm going to have to live with it. A good bodyshop will get yours out no problem.
Bummer, I'm going to have to live with it. A good bodyshop will get yours out no problem.
Thank you both for your wise words. The wound hasn't caused any holes in the metal so hopefully rust won't become an issue. I suppose my main concern was whether it would cause any issues for the MOT which is due in a few months.
Will ring up a few bodyshops and dent repairers next week in the Bedfordshire area.
Many thanks!
Will ring up a few bodyshops and dent repairers next week in the Bedfordshire area.
Many thanks!
So just to round this one off, we took the car to VW Panels in Bedford who have quoted £450 and 3 days to pull out the dent. Quite a bit more than I was expecting! I spied on the initial appraisal form the term "dog leg", not quite sure what it means but the gent did mention that there would need to be ramping and welding involved.
We also asked our local MOT-only place for an opinion and they have concurred with the collective wisdom here that as there are no sharp edges or evidence of rot, it should pose no issues for the MOT test.
With that in mind, we're probably just going to leave it as it's not worth spending ~8% of the value of the car to resolve it, only to have someone else open a car door into it in the future.
Thanks again everyone for the advice.
We also asked our local MOT-only place for an opinion and they have concurred with the collective wisdom here that as there are no sharp edges or evidence of rot, it should pose no issues for the MOT test.
With that in mind, we're probably just going to leave it as it's not worth spending ~8% of the value of the car to resolve it, only to have someone else open a car door into it in the future.
Thanks again everyone for the advice.
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