I was washing my car the other day and noticed this gouge. No idea how it happened. I'm worried about it rusting, does anyone know how much this might cost to get fixed? It's deep, but it's actually quite small, so I was also thinking about maybe just using touch-up paint to prevent rusting.. any thoughts?

ouch. thats nasty!

see your dealer or a body shop.

wow...thats bad....i think maybe you ran over a branch or somethin,and yuor tire kinda wrapped it around and smacked it against the fender...must of had the music on too loud and didnt hear it

craig I almost duplicated your scar today!

When putting the 19"s back on i lost grip of the torque wrench and it flew against the fender lip! Luckily no damage I could see as the sun went down...

Touch-up paint should work in making it less visable, or you could have your quarter-panel painted and blended.

wow..that is sad..got estimate how much to repair?

Ohhh...the tears are flowing. I'm getting my trunk re-painted on Monday....I'll be out of a car for a week....I'd take it to the dealer and have someone look at it real quick and see what they say as for repairs....

So you guys would actually suggest bringing it to the dealer as opposed to a body shop?

That's why I have those black rubber fender well thingies, they protect from just that !

only if your dealer has a body shop

agreed...it's too bad people think our fenderwell trim looks too gawdy and fugly...

I agree, but mine is black and their black, so you really don't notice, but on like white.... yuck o !

I didn't even know it existed! I scratched up the fender on my accord coupe on a post in a parking garage.. Would have been useful then too!