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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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how much should i be looking to pay to fix dents?

this morning i walked out to go to class and i see 3!!!!! tiny dents on my passenger door. i took my max to a local car repair and they say 80 bucks to fix. is this normal? too much?
thanks in advance.
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 01:36 PM
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Re: how much should i be looking to pay to fix dents?

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this morning i walked out to go to class and i see 3!!!!! tiny dents on my passenger door. i took my max to a local car repair and they say 80 bucks to fix. is this normal? too much?
thanks in advance.
only 3 dents...thats seems a lil high...
i would try to find another place...unless you want to pay 80 bucks
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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Re: how much should i be looking to pay to fix dents?

Originally posted by Orca319
this morning i walked out to go to class and i see 3!!!!! tiny dents on my passenger door. i took my max to a local car repair and they say 80 bucks to fix. is this normal? too much?
thanks in advance.
Just dents in the metal or are there paint issues as well (chipped?...abraded?...etc.?)?
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 03:20 PM
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Local dent guys here charge $75.00 per panel. Doesn't matter how many dents. They will negotiate if the job is of some size. Also, they can't alsways get all dents out. They have to be able to access the panel from behind.
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 03:23 PM
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when u get the dents removed by pdr u can still see the dent. only way it is going to be perfect is to pull it back out and paint it.. but that is going to cost u.
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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Originally posted by RF951
Local dent guys here charge $75.00 per panel. Doesn't matter how many dents. They will negotiate if the job is of some size. Also, they can't alsways get all dents out. They have to be able to access the panel from behind.
Same here......
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 05:23 PM
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when u get the dents removed by pdr u can still see the dent. only way it is going to be perfect is to pull it back out and paint it.. but that is going to cost u.
not always ture.
at my dealership...the dent guy comes and you can't even see where the dents used to be
it all depends on how good the guy is
Old Feb 5, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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Re: how much should i be looking to pay to fix dents?

Originally posted by Orca319
this morning i walked out to go to class and i see 3!!!!! tiny dents on my passenger door. i took my max to a local car repair and they say 80 bucks to fix. is this normal? too much?
thanks in advance.
My Nissan dealer told me it is $75 per 'panel' so $80 sounds right
Old Feb 6, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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Anyone bought and tried this before?

Ding King Dent Repair Kit

How well do they work?
Old Feb 6, 2003 | 01:52 AM
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i've heard, or read in Maxim that Ding King sucks. I also saw it on my local news channel. THe dents have to be a very specific size to work properly, and when it actually does, the quality isn't very good. These are just things i heard, so i can't really confirm it since I've never actually used it myself
Old Feb 6, 2003 | 06:03 AM
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I had the dents taken out of my car by the local Dent Doctor he charged $75 for the 1st panel and $25 for each additional panel and he did an excellent job the problem is that I have another ding in the same location as the ding I paid to be removed so I decided to just live with the damn ding because it will be dinged up again.
Old Feb 6, 2003 | 07:23 AM
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Re: Anyone bought and tried this before?

Originally posted by Stealth Interceptor
Ding King Dent Repair Kit

How well do they work?
I did a search not too long ago about the Ding King on our forum, and there was a time when a few of the peeps here bought it, but they all used the same coupon which reduced the price. The company from which they ordered found this out, and cancelled all their orders, so nobody ended up getting it.

From what I've read on other forums, it's not that good. Haven't used it myself, so only speaking from hearsay.
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