These scratches? My dad just gave me his old GS400 and they are pretty bad and rusty. I honestly don't know much about cars by the way but I'm trying to learn. Where would I take my car to fix this, to the dealership? I don't know any good local places..



Oh, and how much would a new side mirror cost? As you can see, I need a new one.


Edit: didn't realize the pictures would come out that small. I'll try to get bigger ones

 

the one on/near the hood

 

on the left side above the rear tire. There is a also a dent, if you can see

 

Where in NJ are you located? If you're near Edison, I'll give you a detail for free. Get rid of the rust, fix up your paint, and make it sparkle sparkle

 

Im sure any body shop can take care of that. They will probably have to blend on to the door and hood so I think your in a ballpark of around 400 to 500 dollars

 

That sounds great, I'll pm

 

I have been with some body shops for many cars. The results were not as perfect as you think. The gaps are not perfect, one side is bigger than other, or paint residuels on the edges or on other parts of the body.... They just dont look like originals. When you sell your car, people will think you have been inot a big accidents, like got killed. Thats why I refuses to bring my car to body shops even cost $600 to $800. I heard the wet sand is pretty good.

 

i rather order new fenders and stuff..

 

yeah with that rust i'd get a new fender and get it painted. hood looks to be dented. maybe worth the fix or you can always look on our classifieds here. always a great deal on there all you have to do is search

 

Jeez, this sounds like more of a pain than I thought. And yeah, hood is dented a little due to my basketball hoop falling on it on a windy night.. Thanks guys, don't know if i'm going to replace my whole fender though.

 

I wouldn't replace the fender. Its light damage. Get a good body shop and they'll fix it to new. You would just need a repaint and blend.

 

Yeah, the problem is I don't know any good body shops. I guess I should head to the NELOC section and search around.

 

Go to your nearest Lexus dealer and ask them, where they go to get their body work done. They should know of good places since the dealership may have many used cars that need body work.

 

This is a great offer! By your own words you say you don't know much about taking care of cars. If you don't go, your passing up a chance not only for a free detail, but to learn a lot from someone who has been doing this for awhile. He has over 2000 posts! Having a Lexus is all about driving. Set up a time and DRIVE!!

 

Wow what a CL welcome