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I apologize in advance for the length of this post... but like many of you, this car is my baby.
I need some help. About a month ago I was sitting in my car parked in a really empty parking lot, far away from anyone. I was enjoying the day wasting time until my appointment nearby listening to the radio. This girl pulls up and parks next to me. In a fit of paranoia I almost start the car and move it. Before I reach for the key she opens her door and is getting ready to get out. I figure I'll be alright, her door is already open. But then a big THUNK. She tries to walk away like she did nothing wrong...then says this kind of stuff happens all the time. clue ----less. skipping ahead... her insurance company agreed with me.
Anyway I need help...I have a pretty large door ding. It is on the passenger rear quarter... In front of the rear tire..under the rear side glass... On the body line where it begins its roll downward. The major part is 3 to 4 inches long but there is a visible defect all the way from the body line down to and including the side skirt. so 3 to 4 inces plus another 6 or so. The DentWizard says it WILL come out. BUT here is the catch, there doesn't seem to be access to behind that area. We couldn't find any manufacturing plugs that we could pull for access. So the guy tells me he might have to drill a small hole, that he would plug, in the door jam or the wheel well to gain access to the backside of the panel. He needs to be able to get his metal working toold inside. The thought of a whole kills. IT would just serve as a reminder of the clueless &*(*&# that hurt my car. Does anyone have any scans of a body shop manual for the car? Particularly the back of the area I described. I also thought of removing the interior on that side as that might help. But I would also need a diagram of this. I don't want to take any chances. I want my baby fixed! Anyone out there with this info?!
I need some help. About a month ago I was sitting in my car parked in a really empty parking lot, far away from anyone. I was enjoying the day wasting time until my appointment nearby listening to the radio. This girl pulls up and parks next to me. In a fit of paranoia I almost start the car and move it. Before I reach for the key she opens her door and is getting ready to get out. I figure I'll be alright, her door is already open. But then a big THUNK. She tries to walk away like she did nothing wrong...then says this kind of stuff happens all the time. clue ----less. skipping ahead... her insurance company agreed with me.
Anyway I need help...I have a pretty large door ding. It is on the passenger rear quarter... In front of the rear tire..under the rear side glass... On the body line where it begins its roll downward. The major part is 3 to 4 inches long but there is a visible defect all the way from the body line down to and including the side skirt. so 3 to 4 inces plus another 6 or so. The DentWizard says it WILL come out. BUT here is the catch, there doesn't seem to be access to behind that area. We couldn't find any manufacturing plugs that we could pull for access. So the guy tells me he might have to drill a small hole, that he would plug, in the door jam or the wheel well to gain access to the backside of the panel. He needs to be able to get his metal working toold inside. The thought of a whole kills. IT would just serve as a reminder of the clueless &*(*&# that hurt my car. Does anyone have any scans of a body shop manual for the car? Particularly the back of the area I described. I also thought of removing the interior on that side as that might help. But I would also need a diagram of this. I don't want to take any chances. I want my baby fixed! Anyone out there with this info?!
