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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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I got one too, but it's on my pass. door IN the crease.

It's ashame how people can't respect the belongings of others.

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Old Jan 18, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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it is a shame. there's ppl out there that don't care.
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by giimmelub
^good luck w/ that, mikey! let us know how much it's gonna be and as always, post pics of the aftermath!

psst.. ask them if it could be bodyflex related cuz if it is, maybe you could get it done for free by toyota.. tho only a select few have had that much luck
Thanks. im going to need it. Yeah i will update for sure.

Is that body flez thing common? I mean, common enough that the dealer will recognize it as an issue? I made an appointment at the toyota dealership for an estimate on monday.
Old Jan 18, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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here's the most recent thread that i know about:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...272&highlight=
as you can see more than a handful of ppl have had this mystery dent appear. yours is pretty prominent, tho.
and a couple were able to get it fixed by their dealer for free, but it eventually came back. check page 4 of the above mentioned thread for info on that.

so it's common.. BUT.. i guess if it's not a "bulletin" toyota/scion may not recognize it as a common issue
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 07:10 PM
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yeah i will ask about it when i go. i drove around a little yesterday and took some tight corners just to see if the dent would change and it seems to have gone away some. its definitely not as big as before.


pics later.
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by onix
Originally Posted by tC4italy
I got the exact same size dent in the exact same place.
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Same here. Must be perfect "Hay, has my door dun hit sumthin? NAW!" height.
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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After seeing about 12 people with the exact same dent, I think it's safe to say that bodyflex is the culprit. I highly doubt that someone is travelling the country, denting tCs, and leaving all the other cars alone.
Old Jan 19, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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^yep
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 02:17 AM
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my girlfriend put a $600 dollar dent in my door (yes i got it estimated)....im ____ED......its ok cuz she asian and give good sockie sockie
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:01 AM
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Heh. You think that is bad. I have a physical upwards bend in my bumper (bought it with that). Someone apparently hit it, but the bumper returned to it's normal shape (minus a pair of dents where the license plate was screwed in).
Every shop has told me it's unfixable. They have to replace the entire bumper...
Old Jan 20, 2008 | 03:10 AM
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i got that same dent it makes me mad every time i look at it
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 02:07 AM
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lol silver streaktc. You better be asian or that would kind of seem offensive. LOL Well you guys saying cold/hot method doesnt work or dry ice trick, did you really try it? I wanna see if it works, and if it doenst it wont leave anything negative behind right? i mightaswell try, if not has anything tried dentout products?http://www.dentout.net/catalog/DIYpages/t100.htm
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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i heard that hot/cold trick works with shallow dents and not creases. its worth a shot though.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 02:35 AM
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i have a dent on the line above the door handle that goes across the car. Sucks. Im starting to think that our cars body integrity sucks. I really doubt sum1 dented the car.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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I've got a dent in the same place. It seems that ridge in the bodywork is just at the right height for an SUV door to open on it. I now park at the other end of the parking lot and walk a little further.
Old Jan 24, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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hmm thats wat i thought at first, or maybe some bia.. that dint like me or something.. but there is a thread on the body flex... alot of ppl r getting the same dent. Though you are right, it is the exact spot an suv culd dent, but if some guy really opened their door hard enough to dent our cars, wuldnt it leave a lil paint scuff? or a lil rough sport where the door hit? my paint is smooth as f*ckk. either it happened on its own or some1 used a softass rubber mallet or something.
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