05-25-2012, 08:53 PM | #1 |
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First door ding...done at dealership
I brought my car in today to have the airbag recall done and when I picked it up, there was this nice ding in the passenger door. It's pretty windy out today, so I'm guessing someone's door flung open during a wind gust. I pointed it out to the service writer and he said they can fix it if I drop it off next week. Anyone have experience with dealers fixing door dings like this? It's hard to tell in the picture but there is a slight crease above the ding that is about 4 inches long. The car only has 5k miles on it and the paint is flawless. No chips, dings, scratches, etc. Hopefully they can fix the damage but I'm worried that they'll botch the repair.
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05-25-2012, 08:58 PM | #2 |
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next week they can get the other door!
Most PDR guys can get those out pretty well without you even knowing it was there.
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05-25-2012, 09:19 PM | #3 |
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Do you what process they use for the repair? Do they just "fill in" the dent?
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05-25-2012, 09:22 PM | #4 |
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dealership bodyshops are just like independent ones. some are good, some not so much.
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05-25-2012, 09:31 PM | #6 |
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And thus why I stay away from dealerships. The people who work on the cars really just don't care.
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I had the same thing happen to my Challenger at a dealer in NYC when it had 37 miles on it. They had some hack PDR guy attempt to fix it - but it was not a great job. I spent another $200 to get it done myself, and if I look hard, I can still see it. If ever in the market for a Jeep / Dodge / Chrysler avoid Eastchester Dodge in the Bronx.
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A good PDR tech should be able to get that out!
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05-25-2012, 10:59 PM | #9 |
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id shank somebody for less.
Lanz, why did you pay out of your own pocket for their mistake? If they cant get it back to brand new, they either replace the door or pay for somebody else to get it right |
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Lol well it looks like this can go either way. I'll update this thread once they get a chance to fix it. Keeping my fingers crossed...
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