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Old Jun 28, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Wife and I caught a great deal on a Little Tikes tree house for my son. Huge, made of plastic...

Well, we tried to carry it over a fence, South Texas wind blowing of course and well you know it, wife and I lose control of it and BAM! on the ground she goes, RIGHT NEXT to the car...

At first we were like Wheeeeeew! That was close! That was 3 days ago.

Well, I washed the car today and guess what I found on the right quarter panel?

FREAKIN DING!!!!!!!!!!!!, L shaped and thank goodness not on the crease of the wheel well!

Thanks Little Tikes!
Old Jun 28, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Ok, are you blaming craigslist, little tykes, the wind, your wife, or yourself for letting it go fly into your car?
Old Jun 28, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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Im blaming anything that makes the pain less! LMAO
Old Jun 28, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bmr4life
Ok, are you blaming craigslist, little tykes, the wind, your wife, or yourself for letting it go fly into your car?
I think the answer is yes.
Old Jun 28, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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Regardless the ding is there and just move forward before it drives you crazy. I get that way with a small chip and you just have to accept that these things happen. You can get it fixed ann it should not cost much at all. Done.
Old Jun 28, 2009 | 11:11 PM
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experienced body shop estimator here, show me your ding. If it's L shaped you can bet it will be the sort of fix that's $300+
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Legion5
experienced body shop estimator here, show me your ding. If it's L shaped you can bet it will be the sort of fix that's $300+
I will post pics when I get home tonight
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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At least your car didn't get egged by some college douchebags.
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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Speaking of dings. How much do those paintless dent removal places normally charge? I have a small ding on the rear quarter panel (above the crease) how much am I looking at to fix it? (Ballpark...)
Thanks.
Old Jun 29, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by chain1
Speaking of dings. How much do those paintless dent removal places normally charge? I have a small ding on the rear quarter panel (above the crease) how much am I looking at to fix it? (Ballpark...)
Thanks.

Too Dang much you can bet! I had a ding in mid door size of a dime maybe.... Dude comes by. shoots the crap for twenty min. about the Stang and such.... Spends about 10 min. Max. to take out dent then he whips out a price sheet with cost by ding size on it. Claims my area was about 2 inch dent. WTF 2 inches = .....$300 dollars...but I'll just charge you $200. Ended up paying $150 and have learned to do PDR myself. F-em!



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