How/where/how much will it cost to fix this dent?
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Left the car with a female friend for a week, came back to a large dent in the rear quarter. "It'll pop out". Seething.
I've never had anything like this before, is it repairable? And how much will it cost? I see lots of cars with really ropey repairs to large dents, so I'm pretty concerned!
I've never had anything like this before, is it repairable? And how much will it cost? I see lots of cars with really ropey repairs to large dents, so I'm pretty concerned!
If you get an 'insurance quote' for that repair it will be fairly massive, because they'd aim to replace a large section of the rear wing and then spray-in the bumper (perhaps even the boot) to match
That said, it just might be "locally repairable" - the problem with that sort of repair is they're labour intensive and the quality of the result is very much down to the skill of the repairer - oh, and 'bodge' and 'filler' ;0
That also assumes there's no damage we can't see (I'm assuming that is a further dent I can see over the rear arch - e.g. the panel has 'crumpled'? Do you have a pic from the opposite angle?) If that was a bollard, the rear bumper has been bent-in quite a bit - that will need to be checked underneath for damage too.
I'd say she is going to owe you many hundreds of pounds for the repair, a few days of car hire and you need to choose a decent bodyshop to do this because you don't want a bodge - especially on that colour.
When you collect it, you want to pay special attention to
- overspray in the rear arches/around the suspension (sign of a sloppy job - frankly)
- the finish around the edges of panel/arch (dead giveaway for such repairs - would devalue the car in future)
- the paint match across the panels in bright, dull and artificial light (I guarantee it will show in one of those unless you went to the best place possible)
and don't lend her anything again because I'd like people to take care of things I lend them and she didn't.
That said, it just might be "locally repairable" - the problem with that sort of repair is they're labour intensive and the quality of the result is very much down to the skill of the repairer - oh, and 'bodge' and 'filler' ;0
That also assumes there's no damage we can't see (I'm assuming that is a further dent I can see over the rear arch - e.g. the panel has 'crumpled'? Do you have a pic from the opposite angle?) If that was a bollard, the rear bumper has been bent-in quite a bit - that will need to be checked underneath for damage too.
I'd say she is going to owe you many hundreds of pounds for the repair, a few days of car hire and you need to choose a decent bodyshop to do this because you don't want a bodge - especially on that colour.
When you collect it, you want to pay special attention to
- overspray in the rear arches/around the suspension (sign of a sloppy job - frankly)
- the finish around the edges of panel/arch (dead giveaway for such repairs - would devalue the car in future)
- the paint match across the panels in bright, dull and artificial light (I guarantee it will show in one of those unless you went to the best place possible)
and don't lend her anything again because I'd like people to take care of things I lend them and she didn't.
Edited by 405dogvan on Sunday 20th April 13:57
For a quick (cheap) repair circa £300.... For this expect the bumper to be blown in, maybe a slight colour mismatch, plenty of filler and maybe some overspray.
For circa £500-£600 expect the above but the bumper blended, possible rear wing sprayed and door blended, limited filler and no overspray (the overall finish will depend on the skill of the panel beater/paint).
For near circa £1k+ expect a replacement panel and all the paint that goes with it.
Personally if it was my car I'd find a decent body shop to replace that section of the panel especially as it wasn't you who did it.
For circa £500-£600 expect the above but the bumper blended, possible rear wing sprayed and door blended, limited filler and no overspray (the overall finish will depend on the skill of the panel beater/paint).
For near circa £1k+ expect a replacement panel and all the paint that goes with it.
Personally if it was my car I'd find a decent body shop to replace that section of the panel especially as it wasn't you who did it.
For a decent repair job non main agent expect to pay around £450 - 500. That's a fair price for labour and paint and materials. When repaired make sure the full rear wing is painted even down to the screen pillar and check that the full rear bumper is done and not faded in half way across. Check, if fitted, the pdc sensors and be equally keen for imperfections in the paint, overspray and signs of repair marks (sinkage). Accidents happen but if repaired properly you and no one else should be able to notice.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
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