[MANNAXMAN]

My car was hit in a parking lot last night. It was hit on the front passenger side. Damage is on the front bumper and fender. Unfortunately, it was hit on the crease of the wheel arch. After reading another member’s thread about the repair to his rear quarter panel, I’m a bit concerned that I’ll end up with the same unsatisfactory results if the fender is not replaced. So I’d like to get some opinions/recommendations on how to get this repaired. Should I immediately push for fender replacement and not accept just repairing the damage?

[Eric SS]

Sorry about your car getting hit. That should repair no problem. Good luck!

[Jeanius]

Im assuming your talking about my car...

Yours wont be anywhere as complicated as mine was

A filler repair should be easy on that, you might even be able to clay bar all the marks off like I did, and then just get paintless dent removal. whos your insurance?

[MANNAXMAN]

Originally Posted by Jeanius

Im assuming your talking about my car...

Yours wont be anywhere as complicated as mine was

A filler repair should be easy on that, you might even be able to clay bar all the marks off like I did, and then just get paintless dent removal. whos your insurance?

I was actually referring to the thread that forum member jingaling started, but I see that you posted in it as you were dealing with a similar problem. I realize that the overall repair will be less complicated compared to the repair of a quarter panel, but that's not my point. My point is I want it to look like it's never been hit. Initially, I thought that some of the paint had been scraped off and that the repair would require sanding, some metal work, some filler and re-spray. After seeing jingaling's post-repair pics, I didn't want to end up with the same results. After looking at it more closely, it looks like the paint is only slightly chipped. So PDR and touch up paint is an option. However, from what I've read and have been told, PDR is only about a 90%, maybe 95%, perfect repair in this area. Will I be able to notice that it's not perfect afterward? Regarding the dent...maybe, maybe not. But every time I wash my car, I'll see the touch up spot.

Now that I have examined the damage more closely, I guess my question is, what is the likelihood his insurance will cover the cost of fender replacement if PDR is an option? Would any amount of pushing for replacement I do make any difference?

[CruzySS]

I would replace that 100%. A new fender is a couple hundred bucks plus paint