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if its not to creased up you can get a decent Paintles dent removal guy to take it out.
Option 2: buy a pre-painted one on ebay
Option 3: buy one from junk yard Car-part.com
Keep in mind option 2 and 3 might not be a perfect match.
the dent removal would be ideal if able to be done.
If paint has not been ripped off and the gloss is still intact, PDR [paintless dent removal as mentioned by Trinilex] would work. The tech uses light source and shadow pattern to create contour lines to inverse the impact.
As far as joining CL and the occurrence of the accident ,, chalk it up as coincidence. We welcome you on board.