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      05-20-2011, 11:51 PM   #1
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Dent Repair

Anyone have any idea on if I can use paintless dent repair for this dent or if I'll have to shell out some more money.. its in a tough spot so yeah! Also looking for advice on crack repair for front bumper would prefer to do it myself , painting and repair! New to the forum so looking forward to seeing what everyone has to offer advice wise !
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      05-20-2011, 11:51 PM   #2
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oops sorry the pics are so big!
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      05-20-2011, 11:54 PM   #3
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I am no expert but usually if you have a dent that impacts a body line the repair won't come out right.
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      05-21-2011, 07:05 AM   #4
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+1 when it's on a crease or line pdr doesn't work
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      05-21-2011, 08:10 AM   #5
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You can definitely try PDR, it works on the body lines too. But you have to find an expert.
Your last resort is to go to the body shop. No need to replace the door. A body shop can fix it and make it perfect in less than 3 hours.
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You can definitely try PDR, it works on the body lines too. But you have to find an expert.
Your last resort is to go to the body shop. No need to replace the door. A body shop can fix it and make it perfect in less than 3 hours.
It doesn't work along a line. Are you speaking from experience, because I can tell you what they told me on my Nissan, and also what two different shops said working at the BMW dealership. What is questionable/possible is how close to an edge it can be done. I had one in the lower front corner of the E92 door, and it was fixed.
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      05-24-2011, 10:05 AM   #7
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My brother is a PDR guy here in Atlanta... and I actually talked to him about that area on my car and I remember he told me you <can> do it along that crease however it's insanely hard as that area is very strong and would require a lot of pushing and leverage. It's not the "typical" door ding that takes just a few minutes to work out. Basically he said to try not to get any dings there cause it sucks (bad) to try to fix it.
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      05-24-2011, 08:15 PM   #8
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Anyone got a general ballpark for a price to get it fixed at a shop not doing it PDR??
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