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Bend Back out, Bondo and Paint?
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BondoBen
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Jul 8, 2009, 8:18 AM
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My sister in law just got her car damaged by my neighbor backing out of his driveway... I think she can get it bent back out, bondo it and paint for cheap... It looks like it only affected the metal panel and a little bit of the door panel just on the edge. The door works fine the car drives fine. Is this an easy fix or $3k worth of repairs like her auto guy just told her?
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Hammer Time
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Jul 8, 2009, 9:08 AM
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It's not as simple as you make it out to be. The amount of labor it would take to straighten those parts would exceed the cost of replacing them. You might be able to find a better price than $3000 but don't expect drastic differences. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Hammer Time
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Jul 8, 2009, 10:11 AM
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Just remember when your shopping, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. You get what you pay for and a sloppy final outcome isn't worth anything. Look at some of the shop's work and see what kind or quality they put out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We offer help in answering questions, clarifying things or giving advice but we are not a substitute for an on-site inspection by a professional.
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jul 8, 2009, 10:39 AM
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BondoBen; Surely, the person that backed into her has insurance? I would demand a quality repair. Nothing less. If the person doesn't have insurance, her uninsured driver's coverage should take care of it and then the insurance company can go after the other guy. Same thing happened to me. A neighbor backed into my wife's car. I just turned it over to the ins. company. That's what we pay for. Loren SW Washington
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 9, 2009, 10:45 AM
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Edited one pic to show directly at top post. That's beyond bondo for sure and I ain't no body shop! Use the isurance as said - that's a mess IMO. T
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zmasterflex
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Jul 23, 2009, 6:26 PM
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Why would a door and front quarter panel cost 3k? Is this a Bentley or something?
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Jul 26, 2009, 11:29 AM
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You ever heard of Unions? (not to be confused with onions) Loren SW Washington
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