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some idiot at my job didn't care about my baby parked REALLY CLOSE to me... now my baby has a vertical ding on the side the size of a dime.

it's not noticeable at first glance especially if you didn't know it existed but knowing it's there bugs the crap out of me.

i already tried the blowdryer/canned air technique and it didn't work.

a body shop was asking for $230 and won't guarantee it. (ridiculous price)


any tips?

Find the closest PDR (paintless dent repair) shop you can find and their price will probably be 1/2 of that. I've had a few small dings taken care of over the years and you truly can't tell they were ever there.

thanks man

I have a guy. If you come on wednesday ill bring you his card.

thanks dude.

how much does he usually charge?

See my previous review below:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...highlight=dent

(PDR's usually charge around $60-$90 per dent) As long as the paint is not damaged, a good PDR will be able to easily fix it.

I know how ya feel man. dings and curb rash bug the hell outta me. try this guy,hes near LA. He fixed a ding on my G's trunk

http://g35driver.com/forums/southern...l-shanesg.html

PM'ed you, please check your inbox. ;)

PDR is like magic

Works

When I had an RSX we used to host Dent Removal Meets where we invite one of the mobile PDR guys to a park and bring our cars and get a mass discount. I don't have any dents but when I do you can be damn sure I'm gonna host one.

i tried hosting one too but it was a failure, if you could get one going on that'd be great. i have two door dings i need to get rid of :cry:

Holy crap, I'm with ya pal. I got a ding the size of a pebble and knowing that it's there bothers me. Glad I found this thread... but i'll most likely wait until some asshole dings me again sometime in the future to get it out -___-

Same here
some asshole back into my car park. I park my car away from cars just for some ass to back into me. :(

I brought my car to Longo toyota for fixing couple of dings. They did a pretty good job. If i can recall, they charge 79 dollars for up to 3 dings on one panel. Good luck

Sry to hear that bro, some people just don't care about how they open those doors ;/

some jerk use their fist and "hammer" my roof rail (driver side) leave a dent about a fist size, I may need the same service.

that sucks. i got a vertical door ding as well. i'm going to put side door molding on my BRZ. it may not prevent all door dings, but it's going to prevent some of them. while i'm not a fan of side molding, door dings bother me more than side molding. haven't seen anyone do that yet (for obvious aesthetic reasons), so i'll be the guinea pig.

hate that... only if you live close to me i can do it for 100$ and a fee of a in and out burger :D hope you fix it..

post pics please

will do, when i do it.

thanks for everybody's help and suggestions!






HOLY MOTHER EFFER... my car looks like the ding was never there

thanks man!

Please PM me the numbers

thank you

Haters are gonna hate

Always.

allright - as mentioned on the first page, i decided to try some door side molding in an attempt to protect the sides from dings. granted, the other car's door has to match up at a certain height for the molding to be effective, so it's not a 100% solution. also, the molding is subject to damage, so i might 'protect the protection' with some xpel paint protection film (i've been buying that stuff to protect different areas like the kick panels).

on to the side molding - i bought it from sportwing.com.

they offer colour-matched molding for the BRZ http://sportwing.com/Subaru-BRZ-Body...013-FE-FRS-BRZ

and FR-S: http://sportwing.com/Scion-FR-S-Body...013-FE-FRS-BRZ

the moldings are made from ABS and are painted to order. took about two weeks from when i ordered the set until i received them. colour match with my DGM BRZ was perfect.

now, i really hemmed and hawed about adding 'sedan' door molding to my BRZ - i don't see any modern sports cars with molding. as i mentioned before, i hate door dings even more. plus, the FR-S/BRZ door panels are so thin that they dent very easily.

the set came very well protected with pretty good installation instructions. 3M adhesive tape is already applied to the backs of the moldings, of which there are two pieces per side - the long one on the door and the short one right behind it.

they're more subtle than i thought they'd be; since they're colour matched and quite low profile. if subaru or scion offered OEM side molding, it'd probably look like this. less garish than the modellista chrome side molding and much, much cheaper:
http://japanese-culture.ocnk.net/product/692

they follow the lines of the kick panel below, and also compliment the BRZ side vent garnish quite well, IMHO.

@shuimai ur car is looking good.

thanks bro! it's finally 'done' for a while. waited long enough for those wheels.

Looking good.