Trunk Dent

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by FluffyOreoCX, Dec 15, 2016.

  1. FluffyOreoCX

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    Well, I got into my first small accident. Can I remove the dent somehow? (No, I didn't get the info)
     

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  2. JoshTheAwesome

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    Yikes!!!

    Looks like you might need a new tailgate. it looks bad
     
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  3. atv_123

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    Yea, thats pretty rough... I had a big dent on my car... used a plunger to pull it out... actually worked pretty well. However, that may be a quite a bit to big for a plunger. You can try it though, but it might just make you look stupid in the process.
     
  4. Srockzz

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    try removing the inside panel and using a hammer. (Sometimes works, but i dont know. you can try it i your car was 5k or less.)
     
  5. FluffyOreoCX

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    I was afraid of that...

    Yeah, it's pretty big for a plunger lmao

    I tried to get it off but it won't budge
     
  6. machine

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    Yeah, most likely gonna have to get a new door, even a repair shop prolly won't start wasting your money on shaping it back. The bumper is obviously saveable but it has a big crack on it.
     
  7. nobadesuuchan

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    Smack it with a hammer, but in the case that it's Post-1985
    Well you're fucked.
     
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  8. aesthetic_tea

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    My best hopes it gets fixed without replacing anything. Is anything wrong internally? if not, you might be able to leave it like that.
     
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  9. nobadesuuchan

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    That's the thing, 99% of cars today you can't fix. you just replace.
     
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  10. Carlover0529

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    File a claim. Or say you have emotional trauma and chronic neck pain so you can file a lawsuit. Catch a case, get that money fast.
     
  11. lukerules117

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    Well I have three questions, is there any frame damage if so dont bother fixing it and you're stuck getting a new car most likely, if not depending on how much the car is work and how much you car about it I'd say you have two options, leaving it as is, or cutting out the bits keeping you from getting to the bare metal adn then hammer it back into shape, then maybe put some body filler on it. Take what I say with a grain of salt however I know very little about cars and have never done more work on one than replacing a wiper.
    Luckily they still haven't found a way to make plain old metal unfixable with a hammer and willingness, that's what plastic is for.
     
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  12. JDMGuy

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    Wow. That's nothing. On our 03' Dodge Caravan we had a dent that damaged the front left door, rear left door, and part of the frame and we drove it like that for another 2 years.
     
  13. James Smith

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    Go to a junkyard, get a whole door off a junk vehicle, replace yours. If you really want you could scuff the "new" door's paint and rattle can it to match your car. That's probably what a repair shop will do except with a much more expensive replacement part and a few thousand dollars in labor.

    Option B is to schmear one hell of a bondo gob onto the dent. . .
     
  14. Spiicy

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    Did you ever fix your car?
    I know this is a bump
     
  15. FluffyOreoCX

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    Hah no. Don't have the money
     
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