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Repair dent and blend about 1' on A pillar $150 New paint will be noticable in 1-2 years
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Paint entire A pillar including rear quarter pannel, blend rear door $350
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A pillar Ding Should I repair?

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Old 03-18-2006, 10:28 PM
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A pillar Ding Should I repair?

A few months ago I was working in the garge when I heard a loud bang. I walked over to investigate and noticed the air hose lying on the floor next to my car. To make a long story short the hose came loose from the compressor, shot across the garage and the nozzel thit my A pillar. Now I have a fairly noticable ding and am curious what most people would do.
Old 03-18-2006, 10:36 PM
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BTW I don't believe Ding King/ Dent Wizzard is an option as the A piller is a double wall and an airbag laoded behind the trim pannel
Old 03-18-2006, 11:23 PM
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i have one and im living with it. ive gotten the body dings repaired but this isnt very big so i dont notice it too much
Old 03-19-2006, 01:28 AM
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I would have to see it , post some pics please
Old 03-19-2006, 09:39 AM
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I have a small ding on the drivers door pillar. It isnt very noticeable but I know its there and I've been contemplating on fixing it or not.
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Old 03-19-2006, 12:45 PM
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It is more noticable under full sun light and when the car is clean.
Old 03-19-2006, 12:57 PM
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Eew! Fix that junk! If you can't fix it sell it!

Just kidding... Honestly you'll get used to it and fuggetaboutit...
Old 03-19-2006, 11:14 PM
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That is not that bad. I would probably just forget about it and know a bigger ding is just a parking lot away. Plus most people dont look there for any damage.
Old 03-20-2006, 03:31 AM
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Looks like a small dimple and not worth it to fix. Save your money for a rainy day.

If its still an unavoidable eye sore for you, something like Ding King might not completely fix that, but it might be able to improve it a bit. Good luck!
Old 03-20-2006, 05:03 PM
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Take it to the dent repair guys and ask if they can pull it out without having to paint. Asking is free. You could always do a filler/glaze and paint blend as well. Any decent shop should be able to handle that small a dimple.
Old 03-21-2006, 06:41 PM
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Yeah I agree don't fix it. No point in painting your car unless you need to.
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