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#1 998ccMike

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Posted 07 November 2014 - 10:16 AM

First casualty of the bad winter weather,, caught a post as I was driving down a dark country road.Now looking to get this sorted, Not the start to winter I was hoping for tho. 

 

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#2 Alex_B

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Posted 07 November 2014 - 10:30 AM

you might be lucky and be able to knock that out from behind. Personally I would consult a "smart repairer", they're trained in paintless dent removal so they might be able to get that looking straight without removing the paint and needing a respray.



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Posted 07 November 2014 - 11:01 AM

As said above, I definitely think you could get that pulled out by a specialist

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Posted 07 November 2014 - 12:11 PM

might just be a photo angle but the wheel looks a little out of sink ???



#5 998ccMike

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Posted 07 November 2014 - 12:25 PM

The tyre is currently flat, and the plastic wheel arch has been smashed, so I think it just looks a bit odd, I did notice the window has been forced out under the impact and will not close now,along with the panel gap where thee door meets the quarter panel. 



#6 deanymini

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 08:20 AM

Is the tyre flat because of the impact?



#7 Ben_O

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 08:31 AM

That is too crumpled for a smart repair plus the window sill is damaged too.

 

That will need more attention i'm afraid.

 

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#8 Carlos W

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 09:42 AM

I agree with Ben, you might make it look a bit better by trying to knock it out but you'd never get it perfect.

 

The bottom of the window should pull down when you push the dent out though.



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Posted 08 November 2014 - 09:43 AM

I would be checking that rear wheel too, the tyre might be flat and the wheel arch missing , but the wheel looks too far forward in the wheel arch....




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