Body repairs

[RizzoTheRat]

Having just had my car reversed in to anyone got a rough idea how much I'm looking at to get a couple of dents sorted out?

The nearside rear passenger door has a dent but it hasn't gone through the paint



and there's a crease in the wheel arch that looks like it will be a bit more of an issue



Photos look a lot worse than it is, what looks like a big scrape on the second one is a reflection of the gravel

[t400ble]

My body shop would charge £250 - £300

[BritishRacinGrin]

Insurance approved repairer 600 quid perhaps.

[RizzoTheRat]

If I can get it done for £250-300 it's presumably going to cost me more in the long run if do it through the insurance as the it'll bump my premium up. Especially as I also pay the insurance on the car that hit it

[anonymous-user]

I'd get a PDR man to get the dent out then body shop (or smart repair on the paint). Save having filler all over the place??

[robdcfc]

Dave_ST220 said:

I'd get a PDR man to get the dent out then body shop (or smart repair on the paint). Save having filler all over the place??

Why get a PDR guy on that?

The door dent is across the impact bar so no access and the arch is double skinned, again no access.

I would charge around £400+vat to repair that at my place.

Any decent shop would reduce the dent by pulling it so minimal filler would be used anyway.

Why pay twice for one repair(dent man and Bodyshop) ?

Rob

[*Al*]

robdcfc said:

Dave_ST220 said:

I'd get a PDR man to get the dent out then body shop (or smart repair on the paint). Save having filler all over the place??

Why get a PDR guy on that?

The door dent is across the impact bar so no access and the arch is double skinned, again no access.

I would charge around £400+vat to repair that at my place.

Any decent shop would reduce the dent by pulling it so minimal filler would be used anyway.

Why pay twice for one repair(dent man and Bodyshop) ?

Rob

100% agree, some of those 'sharp' dents you wouldn't get out.

[RizzoTheRat]

Hmm, £400 or so it's going to make it worth going through the insurance I guess. Will try a couple of local places for quotes today.