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PDR estimate for side view mirror dent-What did you guys pay?

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#1 ·
Got an estimate for $200 for the infamous side view mirror dent on the driver side cowling. What did you guys pay to get this fixed?
 
#5 ·
If they do a good job $200 sounds fair to me.
 
#6 ·
Depending on the depth/sharpness of the dent, that's not an easy panel to push. And prices will vary depending on what area of the country you are in. Cowl covers are worth considering to prevent the possibility of it happening again after you've paid to have it fixed.

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#8 ·
Thanks all. I don't like or want the cowl covers. I'm either gonna live with the dent, or pay to get it fixed. At 135 thousand miles this rig looks really good, so the dent is absolutely killing me. 200 bucks seems high though.
 
#11 ·
What's this glue-pulled process? I've never seen that...

I have some divots on my hood from being hand washed.. apparently they leaned over the hood using their elbows for support -- leaving several divots on the hood.

It appears it would be difficult getting a tool under there, in between the bracing to work out the divots.

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#17 ·
I think I spent about $100 to have one of those paintless dent remover guys take mine out. If you know where to look you can see something like of blemish but overall very happy with the results.
 
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#18 ·
Give this guy a call:


dentsaregone.com


I used him to repair my passenger side door that had a dimple right in the middle and a nice bend at the bottom when I dropped the door trying to reinstall it one time. He worked on it for a while until it was perfect. First he tried pushing it out from behind but couldn't get right behind the dimple. He then used the glue pull technique until it looked perfect.


My recollection from our conversation was his starting point for pricing is $100 per panel, so I'd think fixing your cowl would be $100 job.
 
#19 ·
Anyone have pics of this dent, since it seems to be common. I've got a dent on mine on the driver side but was never sure what it was from. I'm not near the jeep now so I can't remember if it is within reach of the mirror or not.
 
#21 ·
Here's a quick picture. It's pretty sharp and deep because the wind ripped the door out of my hand
 

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#23 ·
Getting this fixed tomorrow. Hopefully it comes out good. Gonna be a tough fix I think though. Pretty deep.
 
#24 ·
OK so do people get these dents when taking their doors off? Like you've just disconnected the door stops and then the wind blows it? Or does the OEM strap just fail at some point? Of course I've never actually let it go in a gust of wind. I'm usually pretty careful as I've had bad experiences in other vehicles before.
 
#25 ·
I was super careful the 10 years Ive had this Jeep. I've take the doors off a million times over the summers I've had it. A gust of wind ripped the door out of my hand, broke the door strap causing the door to slam against the cowling.
 
#28 · (Edited by Moderator)
Here it is. All done. Looks good as new. Very happy with the result.
 

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#29 ·
fixed it. looks good.
 
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#30 ·
Thank you.
 
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