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Old Dec 25, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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so its christmas morning and i wake up to go get something out of my car and i notice something on my passenger side door. yup. two big butt door dings. anyone know what i can do or how much it will cost to fix this. it looks horrible in person.





Old Dec 25, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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go to a auto parts store or wal-mart and look in the automotive section i know theres something out there that fixes dings, i just cant think of the name...
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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damn your car is shiny
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 10:04 PM
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The ding king works magic, seriously. I banged up my A piller with the car wash brush. Put a ding the size of hail damage, and the ding king pulled it out perfectly. Your dents are a perfect canidate.

http://www.dingking.tv/
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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The second dent could probably be pulled out along that line, but the top dent... it's along the line of the car and isn't circular... that'll cost a pretty penny to have fixed. It'll need to actually be worked on a bit...
Old Dec 25, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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guess ill just live with it. damn.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 12:36 AM
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Dry ice may help.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:23 AM
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hah is your car chrome colored.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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na, paintless dent repair may do the trick.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:50 AM
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well, do not try to live with it .....Because every time you look at your car....your going to get that feeling.....call your insurance co. and bring down your deductible to 250. a few days later make a claim...your premium is NOT SUPPOSE to go up for anything under 1Grand, find the right body shop and you might walk away with some ivy for performance
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 01:55 AM
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sorry....call the ding king first see if they can be pulled.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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Dude, those are nothing. I've had 3 door dings pulled from my car now, and the dings are totally gone using paintless dent repair (PDR)... some have referred you to Ding King or whoever. My recommendation: go to your nearest Toyota dealership and ask what days/hours their PDR guy is in (all dealers have a dent guy part time). Go in and get it done... shouldnt cost but $50-70 a dent. Usually they will give you a discount if you bring in multiple cars/dents all at once. Oh, if you really care about your baby, then take it to a Mercedes dealership and let their PDR guy do it. In my situation, the Mercedes dealership is not only closer, but the guy is more experienced and cheaper than my Toyota's!

BTW -- are you in Houston? For some reason I can always tell pictures in the Houston area by looking at the homes and sky. If you are in Sugar Land area, go to the Mercedes dealership there. He charges only $50 or so per dent depending on size and location. He's really good too.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 03:50 AM
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you can fix one of the dings with ding king, but the one thats on the ridge of your car is hopeless for the ding king
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 05:37 AM
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damn HughDTX you got some good eyes yea i live in katy, im going to give my dealership a call tomorrow and see what they can do, you sure they will be able to help even by the bend line on our cars (dont know what its called).
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:45 AM
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So while we're on the subject of dings...

Today I noticed a barely noticeable ding right on my driver side fender on the top almost right near the hood. What is more interesting is that last week I was at the dealer getting some work done and I'm almost 100% they did it. I can't prove it of course but what should I do? should I complain to them?

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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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I have a dent on my C-pillar.. I have no idea how it happend.. but I know it isn't fixable..
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:42 AM
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I just cant stand people who just dont give a crap and open their doors swinging full.. I always park as far as I can to avoid these kinds of things. GL with your fixing.
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 10:08 AM
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Had a dent on the bodyline (rear driver side)

made an appointment with DENT WIZARD at local Chevy dealer, took him about two hours to make it perfect.

100 dollars.

Yeah, it sounds a bit too much, but i don't see dent anymore and the guy did an amazing job. I'm happy ^^
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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judging by the houses in the picture... it doesn't look like your family is hurtin bro... tell mom and pops to fix yer sh*t....
Old Dec 26, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisholmes
judging by the houses in the picture... it doesn't look like your family is hurtin bro... tell mom and pops to fix yer sh*t....
haha, well see since i turned 18 my parents have been stuck on this whole me being independent b.s. so yea i pretty much pay for everythign including college and car payments so yea money isnt really the issue here. i was just asking for help with who to talk to getting it fixed.


i talked to my dealership and they said the guy will do it for $30 bucks but only on tuesdays, so i have to figure out some way to skip work one of these days.



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