Can anyone explain this?
 

Over the last month or so I have noticed dimples and dents on my driver side rear fender. They are very subtle but noticeable under the right lighting.

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The car has zero accidents, there's no paint damage or indication of impact. Purchased new in 2013. The only theory I can come up with is:

-Factory defect that I haven't noticed until now?

-twisting and torque on the chassis from driving hard (I do that a lot) has caused the sheet metal to warp?

-Structural problem with the car is causing sheet metal to warp?

Im not writing this because it really botheres me. More so curious to see if anyone else has seen this

Do you ever park under trees? Specifically oak trees?

Not that I can remember. Are you thinking acorns? The dents aren't consistent with small impacts. It's more like wrippling or warping rather then small dimples.

I watched the video again and see what you mean. Maybe a large branch hit it? I'd have PDR fix it and see if it returns.

I just had another look and noticed the car is sitting a half inch lower on that side. Which makes me wonder if there is any suspension damage. Perhaps a hard bottom out could have caused this. The force through the strut tower could have been absorbed by the sheet metal.

Someone's butt cheek from leaning on the car.
Get a heat gun and try to massage it out from the inside.

Yeah, someone leaned on it. I put a tiny dent in mine above the driver's side rear window just from supporting myself. Leaned over a little too far buffing out some wax.
@swarb - a heat gun on sheet steel? School me. Is this for the paint?

@Ultramaroon metal is formed and has some memory to it, the hot/cold expansion would/could help it "remember" its original form. The heat would soften the paint a little a prevent it from cracking/chipping. I would avoid the cold air if possible as hot/cold expansion would promote cracking like glass in the same way. Don't heat it too much and keep the heat gun moving as it could blister the clear coat. You want it hot enough to touch, but not hot enough to burn your hand. Go slow and ramp up the heat.
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Holy crap, I see what is happening with the repeated expansion and contraction. That's pretty damn clever!

Or have a guy from a Paintless Dent Repair Company come over and fix it for you.

They are usually not very expensive and it beats ruining your car with a heat gun.

Look !

cowards

Are you calling me chicken? :lol:

Hmm thanks for the input guys. I'm more concerned about the car sitting lower on that wheel alone then I am about the dent. But it's nice to know that they might not be related.

Peel the liner back off of the left side of the trunk and look at your shock mount. I can't picture a whack that would bend the frame without first blowing out a tire and damaging the wheel. Everything but the top shock mount is attached to the sub-frame.

turkeys?

nothing to worry about, i have the same issue! two spots on my driver side quarter panel, basically the same spot. havent taken it to a PDR guy/gal yet

I'm going to go with the leaning theory. My car has a small ding in practically every panel. I plan to get a PDR guy next year that charges normal rate for the first dent and a fraction of the amount for each additional. I am hoping to get away not far off of $200.

One day a buddy came over and as we were talking on the driveway I realized that leaning on my wife's RAV4 the door panel was just on the cusp of being dented. Didn't take much.

Those look like warps O.o the paint is too clean to gotten hit from anything bare solid, so might of been in the sun too long or someone is leaning on your car while it's hot lol

I lean against those fenders all the time and have never bent mine in, I guess I'm just a little more careful about it. I never lean on it while its hot though because it burns me.

To me those ripples look like somebody came by and decided to kick that panel or some other act of vandalism. Had it happen too many times already on my car.

It's hard to imagine someone purposely kicking it but leaving such light dents thats almost undetectable. Besides if you're leaning on it I'd imagine you wear pants lol so you might not feel the heat. Either way just look out and you'll narrow it down

I'd guess leaning as well. The panels dent really easy from hand, elbow or knee pressure.

That is no joke. If you're in the country these things will peck anything they take a shine to, and the shinier, the more likely they'll peck 'er.

My guess is you also live out in the country.

Why is everyone saying leaning and ignoring that he said his suspension noticeably is lower on that corner?

Okay what causes lower suspension and slight dents without any scratches on the area?

um, everyone?

I'm waiting to hear about this.

Lol, you are not everyone. :lol:

Blown shock violently bottoming out and tweaking the rear frame? I don't fucking know!

Lol calm bro calm just a question to get more insight on this. When I look at the op this is the most logical thing that cross my mind. If the shock does blow than the damage is clear under your fender and could possibly make those marks..?

Lol, I'm calm. I'm just as completely perplexed as you in regards to what caused this.

im so happy someone didnt think that was jus a troll comment

western pa

turkeys will peck yo shit

He may have been parked on an incline at the time and that made his rear end lower. We'd need him to check the height again on verified flat land before we go down that route.

From looking at the vid it looks like a butt dent to me. You can almost make out the big circle where the butt was to the left of the ripples.

SHIT!!!!!!!

Tcroak, you need to move your 86 asap!

Sorry, meant Tcoat, now that you're, you know, not . . .

That is a work in the middle of a city. I counted 42 in one group once.
And it is a FRS not an 86.
It says so right on it.

My bad - I consider all FRS/BRZ's to be 86's.

I have turkeys in my yard every morning. One pecked at the chrome bumper on my work van for five minutes straight one day, intent on killing it's supposed rival. Those fuckers are tough. Guess that's why we don't eat them (well, most of us I suppose).

Then one day one of the gang pecked my 86. Sorry, BRZ. That was the day I got a building permit for a garage. One peck only, and luckily no damage.