In a parking lot I found this. How much would it cost to fix this? Thanks guys

 

rear quarter panel has to be cut out and weld a new one on, I say roughly around $1200 for a reputable body shop.

 

I kind of figured that.... Thanks buddy

 

Any cameras in the parking lot??

 

Yes actually I spoke with the manager and we are going to review the tapes later today.

 

Damn, it looks like someone kicked your rear fender. That is not cool at all

Did you park far away from other cars? That's what I do so I'm away from all the idiots who ding doors and do stupid stuff like that.

 

Claim hit and run with your insurance carrier. Most plans only have a $200 deductible since it falls under the uninsured motorist section of your coverage. Best part is, your covered, even if you only have liability coverage.

 

Good luck!

No, it does not.

 

depending on the body shop and course of action they decide; they might even hammer it out/pull it.


that's what they did to my car and i had a dent in a tougher spot than that!

 

I always do the same! Lol I was the only car in that spot. But when I came out there was a car next to mine. It didn't seem to be that car tho...

 

I have $1000 deductible...

 

Right that would be the cheaper alternative but will never be the same... How did yours come out?

 

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as you can see, studying it you can tell it's not perfect. however, to the untrained eye, it looks great and very passable!!!!!!!!!!!

 

honestly, your damage doesn't look all that bad. I wouldn't go unnecessarily cutting up the body for that. Rewelding new metal, etc, always opens you up to being more susceptible to rust. Rust is the devil.

I'd first go see if a Paintless Dent Repair person can pull that out. If not, a reputable bodyshop should be able to have an easy go at that.

 

agree ^^^

 

PDR couldnt take mine out...

and my shop didnt have it easy.


they took a sledge hammer to my fender for like 3 days straight.

 

But yours was right on that rounded part of the fender. I could see that being incredibly hard to fix. His is just the flat part of the panel.

 

the way that dent is creased and pushed in i doubt PDR is an option. You're looking at $1500 easy IMO

 

Never hurts to ask

If not, I'd then go see a couple body shops and see what they have to say. We are all just speculating. I HIGHLY doubt the panel has to be cut out though. My body guy has fixed much worse than that without replacing metal. Body guys have some amazing talents for fixing up cars.

 

OP, keep us posted with what happens with your car. I'm interested to see how this turns out and this can be good info for other members. Good luck!

 

Guy at work a month and a half ago got rear ended and the dent looked similar. Body shop fixed it under insurance and they didn't need to replace any part of the side panel, just the bumper. Arguably not a TL but a Yaris, but the point remains.

 

pretty sure member CLtotheTL had almost identical damage and had it pounded back, no replacement qtr panel.

 

6 hours of PDR, $400

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After

 

This. There is only so much PDR can do, and fixing this quarter is not one of them. They'll bang it out from the inside as best they can and then top coat it and spray it.

 

I hate it when you park far away and someone just has to park right next to you when there are a hundred other open spots It's like they do it on purpose.

 

I went to my guy he will not cut being that fender is welded on. He mention its part of the car and would hate to cut. Rather get under straighten it out. I've seen his work and Acura actually brings their auto collision cars to him. I'm just fortunate enough to know him and go directly. Unfortunately $900 tho.

 

Exactly what my dude said he was going to do.

 

Sweet ride! Love that color! And work looks like it never was dented!

 

Right my dude definitely didn't want to cut especially a structural part like that. He didn't even want me to consider that option. I trust his work and his opinion.

 

Sucks you have to pay $900 for it, but at the same time, that's not all that bad. When it comes to body work, anything under $1000 is on the cheap side, at least north of the border.

Maybe you answered it already, but why won't you go through insurance? I'm 99% positive a hit and run wouldn't raise your premium. Some insurance companies won't even charge you the deductible for a hit and run.

 

Trust me I've tried to work that side of the coin. Being that my deductible is $1000, geico will not cover anything under. $900 isn't that bad but it's $900 I didn't need/want to spend. 😐

 

After surgery and no cutting.

 

looks perfect

glad to hear it didn't require cutting