Welp folks, I have finally experienced my first battle scar. I hit a small pine tree today while wheeling up a bad off camber section of the trail. Just wondering what you think can be done to it. I'm thinking of taking it to dent doctor to see if they can pull it out. It really looks like crap!!! Check it out. The picture is kinda big...

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dharris07/dent.jpg


If more pics are needed just let me know

 

The can actually do wonders with dents nowadays. I heard they can get the dent hot with some kind of heat gun the put in under cold and the dent will pop right out. My wifes care got hammered by a hail storm and I was told that would be the way to fix the dents.

 

Is the procedure expensive??

 

Don't know! I never went far enough to check it out.

 

man oh man..you ok data? looks like you got pretty butt-wild.

 

Well we'll just have to see what the ole dent doctor says in the morning. It always sucks going up the muddy hill last when everyone else has had a chance to rip it up before you I found myself winching up to the top.

 

Doh that sucks dude.. Let us know what the Dent Dr says bout it!

 

dent dr says that he'll be able to remove the dent, but it comes with a price. he quoted me $116.22 Oh well.....next will be to buff those nasty scratches out that I got. I'll snap some pics of those also. They are really nasty.....

 

at least your radiator is still intact!!

 

welp i've got an appoitment friday morning to pop that sucker back into place. sunday i'll be buffing the ride once again to see if those nasty scratches will disappear. wish me luck!

 

Danny,

$116 is a fair price. Here in LA where this kind of stuff is ultra-competitive, each panel is ~$75. Since your dent is much bigger and in a place where they can't lever the dent out, they'll have to do a lot of interior access work. Just check the company's business rating and see if you can get references.

Bob

 

It'll be in the shop tomorrow morning. I forgot that I have jury duty friday. He said he was gonna take out the rear tailight and access the panel that way. Also he told me it was gonna take him 3 to 4 hrs to do the job. I really don't think 116 bucks is that bad. I'm just really concerned about the ole scratches now!

 

Welp I got it back in one peice! Everything looks great. The guy did a really great job, I was suprised! Now I just gotta try to buff those scratches out. :pat:

 

data, how about some picks of the finished product. they did do the paintless dent removal, correct.

 

Yeah, some before and after pics would be nice if you have the time.

 

What happened to the phrase "Body Damage is Cool!"?

 

I dunno my truck came with 2 softball sized dents in it and something near the window where a guy tried to pop the rear windshield out with a crowbar. My dad thinks I should get the truck painted and I agree cause I want to make my own battle scars on the vehicle not someone else's.

btw one of the dents will be removed via the front fender i just bought for 47$ in nice ppg black primer.