Cost to repair this dent?

[NoALnewb]

Anyone have a ballpark on what it would cost to repair something like this? Looking at this vehicle locally, and trying to get a sense of what it would cost.

 

[suprarx7nut]

I'd send that to a PDR (paintless dent removal) shop. They are magicians and I think that might just be a perfect canvas for them to show you a trick or two.

My guess is $500, but that's a wild guess. I'd be shocked if a skilled shop couldn't get that near perfect for under $1000 - probably half that or less.

 

[NoALnewb]

I'd send that to a PDR (paintless dent removal) shop. They are magicians and I think that might just be a perfect canvas for them to show you a trick or two.

My guess is $500, but that's a wild guess. I'd be shocked if a skilled shop couldn't get that near perfect for under $1000 - probably half that or less.

Thank you. That's what I was hoping, and now I can use this to negotiate if needed.

 

[jLB]

I would expect a PDR guy could get 95% of that dent out for a few hundred dollars. Because it crosses a factory body “crease”, and gets so close to the glass, I suspect that at certain angles/lighting it would still be somewhat visible.

If it gets much above that, it would probably make more sense to replace the upper hatch, with a salvage hatch in the same color.

 

[gatormark91]

I would expect a PDR guy could get 95% of that dent out for a few hundred dollars. Because it crosses a factory body “crease”, and gets so close to the glass, I suspect that at certain angles/logging it would still be somewhat visible.

If it gets much above that, it would probably make more sense to replace the upper hatch, with a salvage hatch in the same color.

Mine was rusted right under the glass, left of the wiper. I have one coming from California next week, perfect condition, same 1c3 paint. $625 to my door in Florida.

 

[FxFormat]

Get out as much as you can and hide it with stickers