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Some A Hole opened their door into mine? Thoughts on cost repair?

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Old 12-27-15, 06:18 PM
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Wow, great results on those songs judging by the pics.
Old 01-04-16, 05:18 PM
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PDR guy came by today and did an awesome job. All back to normal.


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Looks great!

How did he get those marks out?
Old 01-04-16, 05:25 PM
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Great to hear!
Old 01-04-16, 05:30 PM
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The PDR guys work wonders on dings and dents....... Glad everything worked out.
Old 01-04-16, 05:36 PM
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Awesome job! This is why I park waaaaaaay far away from all other cars anytime we go out. Good exercise, peace of mind, etc. I've even made my own parking spots on grass, parked on top of curbs to give 5+ feet to the parking line on the other side, etc. I figure that the remote chance of a parking ticket is cheaper than PDR!
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When we bought our CT200 last month, the dealer paid for a couple of dings - one of the dents had a crease in it, so I doubted the outcome. When the car rolled out of the shop, I was amazed at the repair. There was literally NO indication of prior damage. Flawless. I spoke with the PDR guy before he left and he said that if we had paid for the repair out of pocket, it would have cost us 150 bucks. The job took about 20 minutes.
Old 01-04-16, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Shambler
Looks great!

How did he get those marks out?
My detail guy was able to buff the marks out which just left the dings for the PDR guy. Took him a little over an hour but he was able to get all the dings out. He was unsure if he can get it 100% because of a slight crease but he got it.
Old 01-04-16, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Tec80
Awesome job! This is why I park waaaaaaay far away from all other cars anytime we go out. Good exercise, peace of mind, etc. I've even made my own parking spots on grass, parked on top of curbs to give 5+ feet to the parking line on the other side, etc. I figure that the remote chance of a parking ticket is cheaper than PDR!
Ha I hear ya. I've been doing that lately as well. Just not worth it.
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Originally Posted by roadfrog
When we bought our CT200 last month, the dealer paid for a couple of dings - one of the dents had a crease in it, so I doubted the outcome. When the car rolled out of the shop, I was amazed at the repair. There was literally NO indication of prior damage. Flawless. I spoke with the PDR guy before he left and he said that if we had paid for the repair out of pocket, it would have cost us 150 bucks. The job took about 20 minutes.
Yep my guy wasn't sure as well because of the crease. I was nervous when he got there as he said I can probably get you to about 95% and then my OCD started kicking in. Left him alone for about 45 minutes and came out to my garage and I couldn't spot a thing. He was surprised as well. He did a nice job.
Old 01-04-16, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by melymel96
Yep my guy wasn't sure as well because of the crease. I was nervous when he got there as he said I can probably get you to about 95% and then my OCD started kicking in. Left him alone for about 45 minutes and came out to my garage and I couldn't spot a thing. He was surprised as well. He did a nice job.
Nice... I've had great experiences with good, legit PDR guys. They work wonders. The crease has to be really sharp for them not to get it back close to 100%. Of course the location of the ding and ability to sufficiently access it matters also
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Looks great. glad it all worked out. I've used the PDR folks twice myself and its been 100% fixed both times.
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Excellent job and can't tell is was hit.
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Awesome work.


Next time park as far away as possible.
Old 01-05-16, 07:59 AM
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Man you'd never know any fool was insensitive enough to slam their car door into yours. Looks great. I was watching a video last week during the holidays of a guy trying to repair a scratch some idiot made with his key on a brand new black Mercedes SUV. He had to meticulously bondo the entire length of the car. Even when he finished it still showed. Some people are just plain jerks! (I'm now off my soapbox!).
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