I was going to say it will be like 2500- 3K damage. Body work is so expensive. I had my 2023 VW GTI someone side swipe me. Got me just in the front fender and the wheel had to be refinished. The fender was like $150, not bad but with all of the painting, remove and install of the fender and refinishing the wheel was a whopping $2800.
My husband was getting out of my car (my old Subaru Outback wagon) and opened the door, a biker flying down the side walk from behind us, crashed right into it.. They went flying into the bushes & their front wheel was completely bent to shit. Their friend was even yelling at them for riding on the skinny walking sidewalk and not the street. I was glad noone got hurt but but also fortunate the little body panel addon took the brunt of the damage, not the door itself. I was able to repair it then reinstall it without any signs of damage.
My recommendation would be to slip a thin piece of aluminum or steel in the space between the door and fender and then use it to guide the door behind the fender as you open the door. That should minimize any further damage and alllow you to open the door. You can get small pieces of sheet metal at your local hardware store.was backing out of a driveway while looking at the oncoming traffic...must not have closed the driver's side door all the way bc as i backed up
the door swung open and it got caught on an electric gate pulling the door in the wrong direction. Is this a "run to Ford" issue? I've just gone ahead and called my body shop bc I've just called my body shop.
the door is stuck - won't open bc the hinges seem to be damaged/bent?
Does anyone have any MacGyver ways of fixing it or getting to the door bolts etc somehow from outside the door? If i try and open the door it comes into contact w the front left fender .. Don't want that to get messed up, but i think in order to get the door 'unstuck'...we'll have to cause a little damage.
i was going to post in the 'what did you do w your bronco today" but was too mad at myself. so frustrated...
haha no it was not as much fun!To my disappointment, this was not the electric fence I was hoping for
thx! they tried to pull the dent out...no go. I tried to get the fender off, but the next step was to remove the doors to get at that internal bolt...couldn't get the fender off since i cant get the door open, let alone off.
that may work...i may cause more damage w a piece of steel haha but i will def look into it. Yeah, im not too bad...just annoyed lol. But shit does happen!My recommendation would be to slip a thin piece of aluminum or steel in the space between the door and fender and then use it to guide the door behind the fender as you open the door. That should minimize any further damage and alllow you to open the door. You can get small pieces of sheet metal at your local hardware store.
Good luck. I wouldnāt beat yourself up too bad. Remember: shit happens.
totally get this! def a good idea...i'd like the fender to have as little damage as possible since th door is already f@%*ed.
oh man. that's awful! pretty much the same thing that happened except im sure it scared her to death! ugh....i'll def be blaming myself and the electric gate...forever. haha
hahaha 'fat guy in a littleee coat, fat guy in a little coat" love him!
Richard! What did you do?!?!
man i wish it was only a little panel...the door is such a job. BUT all in all that's much more terrifying than my story! Thank god no one was hurt!
ugh. that's not a bad idea. i agree...$2700 seems insane for what im looking at. I have tried to find a replacement - no go so far...
Ugh, didn't realize that you needed to remove the door to remove the fender.
