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It's all easily repairable, it's difficult to properly advise from flat, one angle photos, but there isn't anything that cant be repaired there. It can all be pulled and panel beaten back into shape, is the door alu or steel?
The difficulty is where to end the paint repair on the inner sill, there isn't a obvious edge or line to end the clear coat on an inner door frame, and its a pain as you cant spray the inner sill without a lot of masking of the cabin area etc which adds time to the job, but just visit a couple of indy bodyshops and give them an idea of what your expectations are. You can keep the repair low down and accept there might be a slight blend edge on the inner door frame, but its an easier and cheaper repair for you, or the proper way would be to remove both the doors and spray the whole inner door frame, but more work and a higher cost etc.
The difficulty is where to end the paint repair on the inner sill, there isn't a obvious edge or line to end the clear coat on an inner door frame, and its a pain as you cant spray the inner sill without a lot of masking of the cabin area etc which adds time to the job, but just visit a couple of indy bodyshops and give them an idea of what your expectations are. You can keep the repair low down and accept there might be a slight blend edge on the inner door frame, but its an easier and cheaper repair for you, or the proper way would be to remove both the doors and spray the whole inner door frame, but more work and a higher cost etc.
kestral said:
Just leave it. The car still gets you A to B.
If you want it repaired take it to a backstreet body shop and they can repair that cheap.
Pull out fill and spray and compound, it's not like it's the bonnet.
I realise you proberbly want to spend lots of money and have a main dealer certified body shop repairing it, but you will just be wasting money.
If you want it repaired take it to a backstreet body shop and they can repair that cheap.
Pull out fill and spray and compound, it's not like it's the bonnet.
I realise you proberbly want to spend lots of money and have a main dealer certified body shop repairing it, but you will just be wasting money.
What’s your definition of screwed? Car being a write off? Repair bill of £10k+?
Until we know that then we won’t really be able to answer the question. It looks like, a fairly simple, but time consuming repair with the removal of trim to get to the damaged area. The cost will probably be more in the prep and putting everything back, than the actual repair. That’s if you even bother going to that extent.
Until we know that then we won’t really be able to answer the question. It looks like, a fairly simple, but time consuming repair with the removal of trim to get to the damaged area. The cost will probably be more in the prep and putting everything back, than the actual repair. That’s if you even bother going to that extent.
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