So I Bent a fender... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Avid · 09-04-2014, 07:46 PM

So guys... unfortunately i got into a little accident backing out of a drive way. figuring out a way to deal with this. It's a couple dents so I don't think i can just bang it back out without screwing with the paint... I was actually planning on getting a body kit done anyway down the road.

Do you think it would be more cost effective to just bite the bullet and get a body kit now like the Rocket Bunny where it would go over/cut the fender, (not sure of any other kits that do that, if there are please let me know

). Or just to replace it and get a new one? Thanks in advance!

aznatama · 09-04-2014, 07:53 PM

It MIGHT be a candidate for PDR. call around and compare prices.

Otherwise, just file insurance claim and get your kit.

spitfire481 · 09-04-2014, 07:58 PM

$5k plus the cost of the kit to have it installed and paintwork, or cost of new fender and paint plus blend door for color match.

In the end it's really up to you. Do you have the money ready (or soon to be ready) to do the wide body?

continuecrushing · 09-04-2014, 07:59 PM

widebody

just do it

Reaper · 09-04-2014, 08:17 PM

I just did the same thing. Actually mine was worst. I just yanked on it like a man and most of the dent is gone. Most people don't notice it and PDR said probably 125$ to finish it up for me. Or......5000$ for a rocket bunny kit plus paint, wheels etc. Hmm....

Akari · 09-04-2014, 08:33 PM

You should be able to have that fixed with PDR for $100-200. Might not end up 100% perfect but I'd guess 95%+.

Avid · 09-04-2014, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akari

You should be able to have that fixed with PDR for $100-200. Might not end up 100% perfect but I'd guess 95%+.

I'll defiantly look into it. I'm not too educated on car repair so I just assumed I would have had to replace the whole thing. Thanks!

Fleischwagen · 09-04-2014, 10:12 PM

I watched a seminar on painless dent repair and what they can do with a few pry bars, picks, and what not is pretty amazing. Check out youtube for videos of them doing some repairs, its pretty amazing

sirsol66 · 09-04-2014, 10:50 PM

Front fender? PDR or replace.

Now if this was your quarter panel..rocket bunny!

tYtEn86 · 09-05-2014, 02:47 AM

The cost of that fender+paint is nowhere near rb kit. But if u have the money I say do rb!

evomike · 09-05-2014, 01:52 PM

yeah that fender is 100% not a pdr candidate at all, it needs a fender plain and simple thats the most effective way to do this.

Maverick22 · 09-05-2014, 03:03 PM

I say rocket bunny. But fenders are cheap for this car......... get just a fender. Don't use that small mishap as an excuse to permanently alter your vehicle. Do it because you want to..... not because you have to.

415FRS · 09-05-2014, 03:15 PM

carbon fiber fender? since you already have thay carbon fiber hood

dem00n · 09-07-2014, 08:56 PM

Just get a new fender and get it painted. If the shop is good enough, they won't have to blend it. Assuming your paint is basically new.

09-04-2014, 07:46 PM	#1
Avid Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Florida Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I Bent a fender... So guys... unfortunately i got into a little accident backing out of a drive way. figuring out a way to deal with this. It's a couple dents so I don't think i can just bang it back out without screwing with the paint... I was actually planning on getting a body kit done anyway down the road. Do you think it would be more cost effective to just bite the bullet and get a body kit now like the Rocket Bunny where it would go over/cut the fender, (not sure of any other kits that do that, if there are please let me know ). Or just to replace it and get a new one? Thanks in advance! Attached Images

09-04-2014, 07:53 PM	#2
aznatama Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ MT (Sold); 2006 V70R Location: Fairfax Posts: 873 Thanks: 10 Thanked 186 Times in 150 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It MIGHT be a candidate for PDR. call around and compare prices. Otherwise, just file insurance claim and get your kit. __________________ '14 BRZ LTD MT DGM

09-04-2014, 08:17 PM	#5
Reaper in orbe terrum non visi Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: violent Location: Mountains Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 279 Thanked 762 Times in 446 Posts Mentioned: 62 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I just did the same thing. Actually mine was worst. I just yanked on it like a man and most of the dent is gone. Most people don't notice it and PDR said probably 125$ to finish it up for me. Or......5000$ for a rocket bunny kit plus paint, wheels etc. Hmm.... __________________ I have E85 where there isn't E85, that's my secret. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=reaper+build

09-07-2014, 08:56 PM	#14
dem00n Member of the year - 2016 Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 3,575 Thanks: 788 Thanked 2,427 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just get a new fender and get it painted. If the shop is good enough, they won't have to blend it. Assuming your paint is basically new. __________________ Friends don't let friends Plastidip

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spitfire481 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2JZ FRS Location: Pure Automotive Performance Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,354 Times in 621 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	$5k plus the cost of the kit to have it installed and paintwork, or cost of new fender and paint plus blend door for color match. In the end it's really up to you. Do you have the money ready (or soon to be ready) to do the wide body?

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Akari Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 417 Thanks: 181 Thanked 149 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should be able to have that fixed with PDR for $100-200. Might not end up 100% perfect but I'd guess 95%+.

09-04-2014, 10:12 PM	#8
Fleischwagen Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 1979 Scirocco 16v Location: North Jersey Posts: 30 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I watched a seminar on painless dent repair and what they can do with a few pry bars, picks, and what not is pretty amazing. Check out youtube for videos of them doing some repairs, its pretty amazing

09-04-2014, 10:50 PM	#9
sirsol66 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS- Hot Lava Location: Michigan Posts: 674 Thanks: 16 Thanked 162 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Front fender? PDR or replace. Now if this was your quarter panel..rocket bunny!

09-05-2014, 02:47 AM	#10
tYtEn86 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Drives: FRS Location: Mebane, NC Posts: 71 Thanks: 54 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The cost of that fender+paint is nowhere near rb kit. But if u have the money I say do rb!

09-05-2014, 01:52 PM	#11
evomike Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: frs Location: philly Posts: 562 Thanks: 18 Thanked 310 Times in 182 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah that fender is 100% not a pdr candidate at all, it needs a fender plain and simple thats the most effective way to do this.

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415FRS Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Red SCion FRS Location: San Francisco Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	carbon fiber fender? since you already have thay carbon fiber hood

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