So I got my TL type S about a week and a half ago and there is a lengthy crease dent in the driver side door. Anyone know of a cost effective way to remove these types of dents?

 

Would be helpful to see a picture of the damage.
Check with PDR first. If they can't do the repair you'll need to determine whether you can
pull it out and finish, have shop do the repair, or the door skin needs replacement.

 

PDR: paintless dent removal


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Thats what I was afraid of, they usually charge like 300 to do, but i guess thats my only option

 

If the dent is located near a body line or by bracing it can be very difficult to remove. Call up a few bodyshops and ask who they use for PDR and you'll get some contacts and hopefully a better quote. A guy quoted me $500+ for a dent that was repaired for $60 by another PDR specialist. The same guy charged me $300 to remove all dents on my BMW 760 (at least 4 were there).

Worst case scenario, you can always buy a replacement door for under $200 that's come off a wrecked TL.

 

Yup one guy quoted me $975 today. For half that I can replace both doors. Im gonna keep looking.
Also here are some pictures that were requested.

 

PDR might not be able to fix that, the dent runs through the door jam.

 

Those have to be some of the worst pictures I have seen to show a dent. Is it visible from the side, straight on to the door?

 

Barely, they arent huge dents thats why i dont what to pay like $975 to fix it.

 

They dont show up easily in pics but they still are noticeable irl especially with the right lighting, but I'm gonna get this wrapped and I want those fixed before that

 

Too wide for PDR in my opinion. Unfortunately you're probably stuck finding a body shop. A used door may be cheaper, but you'll still have to paint & blend unless its an exact match.

 

I have a door if you are close to Milwaukee area!

 

You're like 6-7 hrs away. How much you want? What condition?

 

Which door?

 

I have all doors on a 2005 SSM Base. See my part out thread, looking for $150 per front door. $100 per rear door.

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-par...rt-out-948912/

 

^to be clear, the 05 TL is SSM (Satin Silver Metallic)

and the Type-S is ASM (Alabaster Silver Metallic)

to the untrained eye, they'll both look silver...

BUTT, if you swap doors YOU'll BE ABLE TO TELL! as the SSM has more blue flake and the ASM is more of a silver(or vice versa, I forgot which one is the darker of the two.)