012TL-GLM

Some asshat in my work parking lot put a thumb size dent in my rear passenger door, just below the window. I could scream. I'll try to get a pic up later. The good news is you can only see it from certain angles, and there's no scratch or paint damage, at least to the naked eye. Its so shallow I'm not sure its worth paying to repair

Hogan9166

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You can probably get it fixed for less than $40. Call your dealer and have them set it up. It is worth having it fixed vs. it catching your eye periodically and having it piss you off.

jspagna1

Dent Doctor!

JM2010 SH-AWD

From your description, PDR should be able to take care of it. You'll never know it was there. $40-60 should take care of it.

People can be real jerks.

potmilkz

had my car for 2 years, not even a single dent yet..

CerberusKy

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I don't even feel "right" until I put at least a scratch on it. Really, I don't think I have ever gone more than a month without putting a scratch/dent on a new car. The TL got it in a nose dive while entering a parking lot to fast. The best one was a 2 day old car... truck went into reverse and drove right into the nose of the car.

dsm918

Do any of guys have that protector strip on the door ? Supposed to protect from door dings. A lot of cars come with from factory.

potmilkz

you mean the trim piece on the lower door?

that doesnt help jack shit, if a toyota tacoma pulls up next to your car, expect a ding thats leveled with your door handles.

Steven Bell

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Sorry man, but the Dent Doctor (or something like that) should take care of it, for sure.

012TL-GLM

Thanks, I'll make some calls to get this fixed. Wish I had cameras in our parking lot.

dwest1023

You can buy these http://doordefender.com/dis_index.html
No dings or scratches on any of my cars.

Hogan9166

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You should feel lucky. I have about $1000 worth of hail damage from a storm a few weeks ago.

SeismicGuy

I bought something like this years ago but ended up never using for a couple of reasons. For one thing I was almost always able to find spaces on the street or in a lot that were away from other cars. The extra effort/time of seeking out "safe" spaces was about the same as fiddling around with the door guards. Secondly I figured these would call attention to those jerks who would view it as an invitation to leave a dent/ding/scratch just for the hell of it and to show that they could in spite of your efforts. No shortage of jerks and inconsiderate people in the world.

Cygnusx

I got a ding somehow in the pillar.......so annoyed

lilsid112

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You're like my father when it comes to cars. As long as he gets from point a to point b he's a happy camper. He just has to be comfortable since he puts 30k/yr for work. His current GS 350 has nothing but rock chips, some scratches, and a few dings.

From the way you're describing the dent, it sounds like you can do PDR. Call you're local dealer or body shop to get an estimate.

dwest1023

I do not use mine either. I park FAR away. Mine are for emergency parking only. Better to have and not need, then to need and not have

dwest1023

That can be taken out by a good ding doctor. Most dont want to touch a plller ding, but it can be done.

acuraw

Sorry to hear it OP. I always try to park in the "no-ding" zone.

012TL-GLM

I suppose this is a product of our latest *not my fault* raised society. When I grew up you were taught to respect other people's property. I've had 4 cars in the last decade, and this is the first that's ever been damaged (at least visually) in a parking lot. If I can get it fixed for less than $50 I'll be thrilled, but true satisfaction won't happen unless I find the SOB that did it and shove my knee thru his quarter panel

Pseudomaniac

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^^^People just don't care any more, for sure. I'm that guy that parks on the curb WAYYYY at the end of the parking lot no matter what, and even then, people will park next to you just to be dbags.

Still, knock on wood, no dents to date on my 07 or 09.....

SeismicGuy

This is not a new phenomenon. I recall way back in the 1970s when I had just gotten my 1970 Roadrunner back from the paint shop after an accident. I was sitting in a market parking lot and some woman parked next to me and banged her door open into my fender. I think I took a look and said something right after she did it but it did not even occur to her to be the least apologetic.

I am sort of a people watcher and, in fact, if I happen to be sitting near a parking lot, I notice the way others get out of their cars. I have to say that, in general, folks seem more careful these days than say 20 years ago. Perhaps this is because cars are relatively so much more expensive than they used to be and drivers are more aware of this. Still I see those few that just swing open their doors without much awareness. Sorry to generalize but these are frequently girls/women, older people, people in obviously a lower class (often obvious by the cars they drive), and of course kids.