YA(N)CT: Got my first door ding :(

[KEV1N]

Bastards!
Bastards Again!

How can I get it out? Can I just remove the fenderwell and push it out? It saddens me that people can just swing out their doors carelessly!

 

[neutralizer]

that almost looks nothing to me...

 

[boyRacer]

Ouch... :frown:

I have a POS car and i park that all the way at the back where no one parks... i dont care how far i have to walk...

 

[Lager]

Get Ding King.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
that almost looks nothing to me...

It looks like nothing in pictures... but when you see it in person... with reflections over it... its very noticeable... especially if its your car.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I am always kinda grateful for that first door ding - it takes the pressure off driving a brand new car for me for some reason. That looks like a good one for paintless dent repair, where they would just push it out from the inside. Hopefully that would not involve removing the body panel. I would not personally spend any meaningful amount of money to fix this, because it's just no big deal.

 

[kenshorin]

Man, that sucks. Having just bought a new car myself, I can tell you I am NOT looking forward to my first door ding, rock flying up into my windshield on the highway, or other type of nuisance.

Sucks. Have a :beer:

 

[KEV1N]

Originally posted by: Don_Vito
I am always kinda grateful for that first door ding - it takes the pressure off driving a brand new car for me for some reason. That looks like a good one for paintless dent repair, where they would just push it out from the inside. Hopefully that would not involve removing the body panel. I would not personally spend any meaningful amount of money to fix this, because it's just no big deal.

Hmm yeah, you're right. I bought the car on October and I'm still stressing out over where to park and all that. I guess this does take some of the pressure off... but I walk out to the car and zero right in on it. One, because it's on the driver's side, and two, the car is so shiny that you can obviously see the distortion in the reflection. Anyway, I think i'll get over it. I'll look into PDR... but I heard it's $100-$150 and it's per door panel. THanks for the moral support, my girlfriend wouldn't understand, heheheh.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: KEV1N

Hmm yeah, you're right. I bought the car on October and I'm still stressing out over where to park and all that. I guess this does take some of the pressure off... but I walk out to the car and zero right in on it. One, because it's on the driver's side, and two, the car is so shiny that you can obviously see the distortion in the reflection. Anyway, I think i'll get over it. I'll look into PDR... but I heard it's $100-$150 and it's per door panel. THanks for the moral support, my girlfriend wouldn't understand, heheheh.

I know what you mean, and I do feel for you. I always wonder whether I could deal with the hassle of having a car where you really DO have to park it away from other vehicles for financial reasons (a Ferrari or something of that ilk). I guess people don't typically use those kinds of cars for a trip to the mall or whatever. An M3 is probably the nicest car I can seriously imagine driving, and I wouldn't feel I needed to park one out in the distant reaches of the parking lot.

 

[gsaldivar]

Welcome to California

:beer:

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: kenshorin
Man, that sucks. Having just bought a new car myself, I can tell you I am NOT looking forward to my first door ding, rock flying up into my windshield on the highway, or other type of nuisance.

Sucks. Have a :beer:

and it *will* happen unfortunately

 

[FuZoR]

bahahh... thats an easy fix

be glad you dont live in nyc

 

[sd]

ding doctor

 

[brigden]

Your car sucks now.

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: brigden
Your car sucks now.

LOL

:beer:

 

[OS]

Sorry to see bro, it actually shouldn't be too expensive to get that out. My last car i had a ding far worse than that, a body shop qouted me $50 to get it out. As long as the paint isn't damaged, PDR should be able to fix it.

 

[Ornery]

Originally posted by: bR
Ouch... :frown:

I have a POS car and i park that all the way at the back where no one parks... i dont care how far i have to walk...

Yeah, if you're so concerned, why do you park where inconsiderate fvcktards can screw it up?

I park mine strategically... ALWAYS. There's always a chance some POS could find a way to fvck it up, but I make a decent effort to lower those chances. I count on walking a fair distance. It's worth it!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: bR
Ouch... :frown:

I have a POS car and i park that all the way at the back where no one parks... i dont care how far i have to walk...

Why? I'm not sure I get it.

 

[DaWhim]

wth....you used the viewfinder to take the pic? :Q
use the LCD screen

 

[KEV1N]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
wth....you used the viewfinder to take the pic? :Q
use the LCD screen

The Camera is a Fuji 2600.. you can barely see the LCD outside!

Anyway I called a PDR place. ~$75. I guess I'll fix it sometime in the future.. I'll save this ding as my emotional ding shield.

 

[Howard]

Can't you take it out yourself?

 

[KEV1N]

Originally posted by: Howard
Can't you take it out yourself?

Looking under the car, I cannot conceive a way to get to that body panel without drilling a hole.

EDIT: Wait, maybe I can figure out how to remove the fenderwell.

 

[RagingBITCH]

I think you can remove the fenderwell - don't quote me on that - should just be plastic with self tapping screws - I don't feel like getting up and checking but I think you could the last time I washed my car. (I usually wash the fenderwell as well) BTW, sucks about the ding. I'm still fearing my first one. There's a slight nick near the front from rocks, but that's unavoidable.

 

[rh71]

I baby'd my truck for the longest time. Only last year, 7 years after owning it, I got my first mark... a foot-long shopping cart mark... and I have no clue when it happened... but after a few days, I got over it.

I think it's a lot tougher on a new car. Last October is still considered new, I think... but if there's nothing you can do about it... well give it more time and you'll live with it.

 

[KEV1N]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
I think you can remove the fenderwell - don't quote me on that - should just be plastic with self tapping screws - I don't feel like getting up and checking but I think you could the last time I washed my car. (I usually wash the fenderwell as well) BTW, sucks about the ding. I'm still fearing my first one. There's a slight nick near the front from rocks, but that's unavoidable.

Just took a peek.. it's the rear side of the fender well that is held in place by self tapping screws. I cannot find any screws in the forward facing side of the fenderwell. Oh "well". Har har.