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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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hello everyone, there was a recent snow storm here in the midwest and unfortunately i ran into some bad luck i was driving under a bridge and i a rock/ice fell onto my car and made 1 scratch mark, one dent, and one dent and the paint is gone and the it's starting to rust. im think of taking it to the body shop to get the rust spot fix asap and try to fix the dent and scractch during the summer when i have some xtra cash. should i take it to a bodyshop to get it fix or try to fix it myself and if anyone know how please share, thanks
sorry bout the ice i just went outside to take the pics and it hailing outside!!! even though it was in the upper 70's yesterday ahahhaha i love the weather!!

here's the pics. of the dent


and here's the pics. of the rusted spot
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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ummm just take it to a body shop they can touch it up for about 50 bucks.
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunkebuda
ummm just take it to a body shop they can touch it up for about 50 bucks.
$50 bucks for the dent/rust/or both????
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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ouch... that sux but yea thats pretty minor stuff
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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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nah just the rust and paint...call one of them dent magic people out of the truck i had a hail storm here and it made a big *** dent and he got it out like nothing happen for 20 bucks they work out of a truck :P
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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hey every i been able to go to 2 body shop to ask for a estimate for the damages and one said 700s and the other 800s, you think that its a good price or it be fixed for lower? thanks
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 12:06 AM
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700-800?? must be joking right...thats just a small touch up job...some touch up paint..wetsanding...polishing...800 could get you almost a full paint job in some bodyshop..
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 02:57 AM
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papaya, wow... no way, cuz you have a lexus they must think you have money and are trying to soak you... try another shop.
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