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The gorilla tape is a very nice idea, thank you! I'll make sure to do that if the body shop or PDR place doesn't already seal the gaps.

This was at highway speed and the debris was heavy enough to blow out the wheel in front of it and require roadside assistance to come swap it out, so I'm pretty sure that's what caused it. This is very helpful to know, thanks! I'll try asking around to see if someone can fix the panel.

Thanks for the tip about the insurance claim! I'll probably just pay out of pocket if this becomes a problem later and if it adds enough to the resale value at that point. TBH I wouldn't blame the body shop as this seems like a pretty fuzzy area and they were just answering my question on...

That matches my gut feeling too, I was planning to hold on to it for a few more years at least so can leave it as is and deal with it afterwards if I have to. If it counts as frame damage, any cost I spend on repairs may not matter much anyways compared to the diminished value. My other worry...

Hello, my car has some damage to one of the rocker panels due to highway debris. The body shop estimated that the full repair cost would be around 10k but offered to try fixing it cosmetically for much cheaper as the car is still safe to drive. I asked if this was structural damage and they...