A.Mair

im just really not having a lot of luck with my car at the moment but no point crying over it. Here is the dent



and here are the side skirts i want



will they cover the dent? it looks like they will but i want other ppls opinion too

swoope

iTrader: (5)

yep.

beers

enforcer

To make an informed decision a panel beater would need to compare the skirt against the lip. Looking at it from where we sit it would be very close....

valpac

iTrader: (2)

probably cover it looking from the outside, but you may see the gap looking down when you open your door. also, there may be some double sided tape not "making" in that area.

Jethro Tull

iTrader: (6)

You'll still know that the dent is under there. Would drive me crazy. Either it's fixed, or it's not. A band-aid is just a band-aid.

reaper1

Like he said ......

A.Mair

yeah but dude come on, if its covered its covered.

RojoOcho

Just fix it.

A.Mair

Why fix it if i'm getting the side skirts anyway

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

order the kit first and find out. i predict that the sideskirt folds into the door jam like vertex and ings skirts do. if so, it would cover it.

enforcer

If you were going to get them anyhow then do it, but like was said just knowing the dent is there would drive me crazy....

zerobio

And if you ever sell it, the next owner might notice and be pissed.

New Yorker

Yes, I would have it fixed, and ASAP. (If for no other reason, so that I could, once again, sleep at night.)

chetrickerman

your car would kick your *** if it heard you say that

crimson-rain

man I've got a dent that's kind of in the same place only it's at the bottom. You can't see it at normal height. You actually have to bend down there to see it. I've wondered about getting sideskirts to "cover it up" myself. If the cost of repairing that ding is more than installing and painting new sideskirts, then cover it. If you plan on selling the car in the future, fix it. If you just want sideskirts period than cover it. Just make sure water can't get trapped in the possible pocket that might form.

A.Mair

anyone have an idea how much that would be to fix?

Jethro Tull

iTrader: (6)

Once you start rationalizing not fixing damage or wear on your car for the sake of ecconomy, you start down a slippery slope. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I just can't own a car like this without doing everything in my power to maintain it in as close to showroom condition as is possible while still taking it out on the road. Call it pride of ownership, character, principle, whatever. If you're going to start letting dings and dents slide-by, or cover them up with a piece of plastic, you may as well just go get yourself some old Chevy or Hyundai.

Get the sideskirts, but fix the dent first. Anything worth doing is worth doing right. You seem like a classy guy, DJM- do the classy thing.

A.Mair

i hear you jethro, im just really getting frustrated with dents on this car and me having to pay money to fix it all the time. I understand no one else is but its frustrating. 2 weeks into owning the car last year a shopping cart went into the side of my car and dented the door. Then not long after that i noticed that someone had opened their door on my car, this happened twice. So i finally got it fixed and my car was all dent free and it looked nice again. Not even two weeks had passed and i was walking back to my car and i noticed a different, new dent on the rear fender. I now have this dent, two dents above both rear fenders. Dents on my hood and the rear bumper diffuser has been broken. The diffuser and this dent in this thread were caused by valet. I learned my lesson the hard way.
Its now going to cost me over 700 dollars just for the new hood, and going to cost for the diffuser part, and the other dents around the car. Its just frustrating when i know i was not at fault. I know im looking at around 1500 for it all to get fixed. That was my money for my knight sports kit and i am not at fault at any of it.

You feel my pain dude?

karstman7

iTrader: (1)

2 weeks after i bought my car i was hit by monster hail while on the highway....200 plus dents....got it fixed....now i'm really paranoid about dents and do my best to park strategically at work and i pay extra in my apartment complex for a car port that is a 4 minute walk from my front door!

Renesis07

iTrader: (1)

+1 for fix it, then put the sideskirt on

A.Mair

im gonna get a quote cus like you all say when i come to sell it i bet i will have forgotten about the dent and then ill have to pay for it then when i wll wanting to be using that money towards my lotus

Renesis07

iTrader: (1)

damn dude, theres just something about your 8, its so simple and clean Im like in love! Its def in my top 5 favorites. Looks good man.

A.Mair

thanks dude, really appreciate that comment

its all set to change tho....my mazdaspeed wing mirrors are on their way and im getting the knight sports kit and the veilside hood....so itll look pretty different in about 3 months....i cant wait

Temptone

It covers it...might be cheaper to fix the dent, on the other hand...you can hardly see it and maybe not at all with those covers. Where'd you see those...they're pretty nice.

crimson-rain

You said you are looking at selling your 8 in the future and getting a Lotus. Fix it. Keep up the resale value.