Dent In The Front Fender
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My Ride: 2004 545i TITANIUM GREY II on Black Dakota Lthr, Comfort Seats, Sports PKG, Premium PKG, Active/Dynamic Drive, NAV, Winter Package.
So the other day some A-HOLE backed up in a parking lot and put a dent in the left front fender. Thank God I had the Venture Shield on the Fender which at least protected the paint and I was able to remove the other guy paint of the Venture Shield but the A-Hole left a small dent on the fender which is pretty visible enough thus it is small. I know If I can get my hand behind the fender I can push this dent out but for me to do that I need to remove the front headlight. So my question; is it easy to remove the headlight? Does anyone have some instructions on how to safely remove it? I went this morning to couple of DENT MASTERS shops!!, they want at least $300 to fix this small dent. Any help is greatly appreciated. Here's couple of pictures of where the dent is located. I know it is small but it bugs the Sh....t out of me because I see it....
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Sorry to hear that someone backed into your car. Dent Masters is expensive in Toronto... 
For $300 wouldn't a proper body shop be able to fix it?
For $300 wouldn't a proper body shop be able to fix it?
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Sorry man, that really sucks. $300 sounds kind of steep. About half that sounds right, at least where I live. Have you checked your local Craigslist? Sometimes guys who do PDR, but aren't part of a major franchise, advertise on there for the service. Sans the overhead, it's the same result at a lower cost. 2 cents. G/L.
i would just take it to a paintless dent removal guy and be done with it. they have special tools that can reach those spots without removing headlights. good luck
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I've used paintless dent repair with great success ... looks like the small paint problem can also be fixed w/a spot repair. Your BMW dealers use these services to clean-up blemishes. Maybe a friendly SA can give you a solid reference.
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I'd say it's worth to try yourself. The dent might just pop out.
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=22546
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3352
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=22546
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=3352
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PDR service might be able to do it for a cheaper price (as stated before). The diagram above seems pretty feasible as well. That location would be easy to get to once the front bumper is removed, and a number of members have done that to install their m-tech kits independently. GL
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Originally Posted by southgate' post='673181' date='Sep 19 2008, 10:31 AM
sorry to hear that, 300 sounds wayyyy too much, i would go around town and see what prices are out there
