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Old May 16, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Please let me know how you like Dr. Colorchip.
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Old May 16, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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I went to a local shop by my place and had the owner look at it. His shop worked on cars that were featured in magazines and such. Anyway, he said a PDR is about $150 and $800 to paint the whole door because it won't look good just painting the scratched area

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That's a bit steep....$950 for a door repaint :thumbsdown:
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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Attachment 105724Got the dent out!! I took it to Beach Cities PDR and Jeff did a great job! He also did it for less than what he quoted me!

I still have to fix the chip but here's a pic:

Nice fix on the dent. Use touch up paint and Langka compound (langka.com) and it will be hardly noticeable...best wishes!!
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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I'M SO PISSED!!! I wanted to step out from work and I see this!
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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There's a crack on the rear bumper paint (possibly cracked under the paint as well). Also the rear quarter panel is creased more around where the scrape is.
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Here's a pic of the bumper..Is it worth fixing and repairing the bumper? I was thinking of getting an M-TECH replica rear anyway..
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:44 PM
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Holy crap, that sucks, any idea when it happened? Any chance anyone saw something? That would piss me off so bad
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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I doubt anybody saw anything. A$$HOLE didn't leave a note. I just went home, wiped off the whiteish debris and took these pics. The bumper can be replaced, but that crease on the rear quarter panel worries me.

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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by balbs
I doubt anybody saw anything. A$$HOLE didn't leave a note. I just went home, wiped off the whiteish debris and took these pics. The bumper can be replaced, but that crease on the rear quarter panel worries me.

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Yeah, because the paint is gone, it's down to metal there. That will need a body shop to repair. I'd submit a claim and see if I could get an m-tech out of it
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Old May 17, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by balbs
Here's a pic of the bumper..Is it worth fixing and repairing the bumper? I was thinking of getting an M-TECH replica rear anyway..

DAYAM! Sorry to see that some a$$hole added insult to injury on your ride. Looks like you'll need to go see Lawrence at Tri-Star in Hunting Beach to get that fixed the proper way. It will definitely require a repaint of the right-rear quarter panel and they'll need to blend adjacent panels which will now include your door with the nick. If your insurance deductible is less than or equal to $1000, it makes sense to have your comprehensive coverage foot the bill for this. They'll work with you on the deductible if you ask nicely and tell Lawrence you were referred from the E60 forum.
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