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05-09-2013, 09:12 PM | #1 |
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Door dings
Is it just me, or does it seem like the more you try and prevent door dings the more often they happen?
Whenever possible I park my car at the far end of the parking lot so people can only park on one side of me, and I move as far as I can to leave enough room for the other cars. If I can't park in an end spot, I try to park next to other cars where it looks like their owners take care of them. Even so, I have two fairly good size door dings. One's on the rear fender but it's not as noticeable as it's near a bend, but the other is a good 1-1.5" dent/scratch right in the middle of the passenger door. Whenever I look at my car the sleek curves are ruined by this large ding Does anyone know what sort of charge a repair shop would charge me to have the dent pulled back out (if it's possible)? I can live with the slight scratches, I polished it and it's not too bad, but I just want to get rid of this fricken dent! |
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If the paint is not cracked, just use a PDR shop. It can range fro $50-150 per panel depending on your location. I had 2 dents removed from my passenger door and it's perfect now.
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When you see a car parked really far away in the middle of no where, you know that they care about their car. People that are door ding conscious recognise that and park next to you because they know you wont hit their car. They protect one side of your car and you protect one side of theirs, win win. well generally thats the case
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this is one of reasons that i always park at middle of nowhere eventhough my wife complains. lol
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This is why I set up my Weyland Yutani sentry guns before leaving my car out in public. The first shot goes in front of beat up old pickups. The second shot goes into the engine, and if they still insist on trying to park near my BRZ, the third burst goes into the driver. In case of xenomorphs, they're set to just open up straight away. You don't wanna know what those claws can do to your vehicle's paint, not to mention the acid blood.
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like someone mentioned do PDR. It snot expensive and works good
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Parking to avoid door dings is an obsession of mine that I have fine tuned over the years. Try to park on end spots, further away the better. Also look for spots that are angled with lines painted to define extra room between the space next to you. Angle your car with the tail closer to edge of the space next to you so when a car pulls in straight his door will be farther away from yours. Also only park next to 4 door sedans. Avoid large trucks and SUVs especially if it looks like they have kids. It does take a lot of effort, but anything I can to do to minimize the chance of a door ding is worth it to me.
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Look out for car seats. I have kids myself, but if the car next to you is an SUV with car seats then you're probably a good target for getting a ding. Whether the mom/dad dings you opening the car or the kid kicks the door open, I can see this happening.
Parking next to vans is usually okay because of the sliding rear which takes the reckless parent/kid out of the equation. Also avoid other two door cars. The doors are generally longer and need more space to open. |
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