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Old 08-22-2011, 08:28 PM
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Well a few months ago my car got pummeled from a hail storm. I recently got it back from PDR and just today got a full detail on it - wash/clay/wax/interior/wheels/etc. I'd like to thank groupon for the huge discount on the detail and trancemission for covering my ass for me not reading the fine details of the groupon lol.

First, I would like to apologize for the pics because I am nowhere near a pro photographer, I TRIED to do my best to show the awesome detail job.

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And they even did an amazing job on the interior with the leather and carpet and dash. Just a few days ago I noticed someone who sat in my passenger seat must have had gum on their shoe and it got on my carpet... it was all gone when they were done with it.





I've read some newer posts about some of ya'll getting hail damage, and I know the feeling sucks when you see your car afterwards. Just give it time (in my case took like 3 whole months!) and your car will be back to new.
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Old 08-22-2011, 08:33 PM
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Ouch, the hail really killed your car!

But damn it looks great now! Groupons ftw
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Old 08-22-2011, 08:45 PM
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Nicely done! Looks amazing!
Love what you did with the CF vinyl on the inside. Any reason why you didn't do the silver side trims?
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Old 08-22-2011, 09:01 PM
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x2 the cf vinyl looks great! and the car looks way better now with that detail. good stuff
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What a recovery, PDR for the win!
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Ian posting somewhere else besides ramblings? Shocker :whiskers:

Looks really good man. I'm thinking about getting a detail as soon as my car is out of the shop.
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Wow that looks great!
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Wow your paint looks way better than mine lol

Glad things are back to normal!
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Old 08-22-2011, 10:36 PM
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Nice clean up, looks smooth and shinny lol. Do u have a thread on the CF interior?
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:04 PM
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imj, they did a great job on your TL. I like the carbon fiber in the interior too!
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Old 08-22-2011, 11:11 PM
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Look good man.
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Wow, that bish is shiny great job. Very nicely executed.
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ummm, wtf is a PDR?
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Awesome job. Nice interior also
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ummm, wtf is a PDR?
Paintless Dent Repair
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Old 08-23-2011, 08:58 AM
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Fantastic Job!!!
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Ouch, the hail really killed your car!

But damn it looks great now! Groupons ftw
Wow, awesome before & after!!!!
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:40 AM
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Looks great Ian, they did a nice job with the detail/PDR.
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Great work done to fix the damage.
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Car looks great, fresh out the showroom floor
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Old 08-23-2011, 11:34 AM
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Oh hail yeah! see what I did there? Car looks great!
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:00 PM
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^^heh clever


Thanks for all the comments everyone :gheyhug:

FYI, the groupon was $89 for a $225 detail. And all the CF trim was already installed when I bought the car... lucky me
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:19 PM
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Must feel so good to get your car back in shape. Good stuff man.
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Old 09-04-2011, 06:46 PM
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do you have an approximate price on how much the PDR process was for your car?

i have some nasty ones from hail as well...been driving around in a golf ball
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Old 09-04-2011, 07:01 PM
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Looks brand new!!
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Old 09-04-2011, 10:30 PM
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is that the deck lid spoiler from eBay seller thespoilerstore ?
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Old 09-05-2011, 12:42 AM
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^ yes. I got it ~3 years ago from thespoilerstore on ebay. Paint matched perfectly, fit perfectly, well worth the $.
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Old 09-05-2011, 03:19 AM
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wow well done! they did a great job
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Old 11-02-2011, 04:51 PM
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7500$? Damn, mine has hail damage and it looks a lot worse then what you had! Might go bodyshop to compare the price..
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Old 11-02-2011, 05:57 PM
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Wow they did an amazing job with the PDR. I got a dent in my door from a rock on the freeway, I need to PDR it.
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Old 11-03-2011, 12:23 PM
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7500$? Damn, mine has hail damage and it looks a lot worse then what you had! Might go bodyshop to compare the price..

7500 Holy hell I'm currently dealing with stupid falling acorns that falls from a really high tree in my driveway.
Small dings here and there.

Your car looks great by the way.
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Old 11-03-2011, 12:34 PM
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I need to get some PDR work done on my TL as well.
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Old 11-06-2011, 01:33 AM
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I want that interior
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