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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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Dent in the back door....

Ok so while at work yesterday one of my coworkers opened her car door and the wind slammed it into the side of the back door. Now having said that i am very particular about my car and this dent isn't going to fly.... So being a poor college student i do not have the money to go and get the door repainted and fixed at a body shop, and i don't know if you can tell from the picture but i really don't think that a dent doctor is going to be able to fix it right, being on both the top and side of the crease, so i don't know exactly what to do all i really have to spend is 100 dollars i was thinking maybe if i could trade the door to another car that was wrecked in the front or something might be cheaper.... any ideas or advice is welcome..... thank you
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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Have the coworker pay to fix it. Why are you paying for it?
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Because she completely denies it even though it was with in a three hour window and my car never moved from the parking space and there was white paint on it from her white truck but she wouldnt admit it and you couldn't see it on the security cameras so thats really not an option
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Got it, that sucks. I would get an estimate from a body shop, it shouldn't be that much.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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The body shop might even be able to do a PDR-paintless dent removal. I had a dent like that and they were able to get it out for under $100. Hope everything works out.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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Get a PDR guy to look at it, at least. You'd be surprised what they can do. The back door is tougher to get right since it's aluminum. A good door will be more than $100 for sure. PDR, a little more than $100, I'd bet.
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