Sill damage - New Beetle?

[slammedvanman]

Can anyone give advice as to how easy/difficult it would be to repair damage to a sill on the new Beetle? I know sills are integral to the cars strength and am thinking it won't be possible to get behind to push any damage out? This is the actual damage:



It's in this location but on the opposite (passenger) side of the car:



Would it be possible to repair in this position or would it be a full replacement? Could it be pulled out?

Any advice much appreciated.

Edited by slammedvanman on Monday 6th November 10:29

Edited by slammedvanman on Monday 6th November 10:38

[MikeyT]

Try dent-technique.com - give 'em a ring ...

[apguy]

Its not a horrendous job. We would use pins welded to the sill and a slide to pull the dent out. If it needed a bit more force than a clamp and pull using chains and hydraulic rams.

If it required replacing then the sill is only £32.36 plus VAT but Thatcham gives a guide time of 14.3 hours to complete the job.

This will be beyond the capabilities of your dent-devil/chips away/dent master folks.