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Classic "how bad is this [damage]?" post
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- Model 3 rocker panel scratch
thanks for looking guys
Soul Surfer
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Probably not as bad as it looks. It doesnt seem to require panel changes and such. A good body shop should fix that up.
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SageBrush
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I'd first look under the car to see if any supports have been torn off.
If not, I would take the part off, straighten it out, and then have it repainted.
In my small city there are one person businesses that will come to you and repaint. I paid $150 for just that sort of job last month. In my case, a small bump into the bumper cover caused the cover to dent in and be penetrated by the edge of the bumper. I took the plastic bumper off and with warm water got rid the the dent. Then I took care of the hole with a mesh, some epoxy, and then filler.
The end result was as good as new. I have no prior experience, and no one confuses me with a handy man. I'm pretty willing to try and fix a lot of things, but I draw the line at car painting. That takes good tools, experience, and skill. If you have a dent in metal, check into these itinerant tradespeople who specialize in dent repair. A fried who does mine is a wizard.
If not, I would take the part off, straighten it out, and then have it repainted.
In my small city there are one person businesses that will come to you and repaint. I paid $150 for just that sort of job last month. In my case, a small bump into the bumper cover caused the cover to dent in and be penetrated by the edge of the bumper. I took the plastic bumper off and with warm water got rid the the dent. Then I took care of the hole with a mesh, some epoxy, and then filler.
The end result was as good as new. I have no prior experience, and no one confuses me with a handy man. I'm pretty willing to try and fix a lot of things, but I draw the line at car painting. That takes good tools, experience, and skill. If you have a dent in metal, check into these itinerant tradespeople who specialize in dent repair. A fried who does mine is a wizard.
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When you say "take the part off", you mean the plastic panels on the bottom, right? (the actual rocker panels). thanks for the info. HOnestly mostly worried about the metal panels
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All from the same thing. I guess I am *technically* not sure but eyeballing it, its just a lot of scratches. Definitely didn't lose any supports like was mentioned above. Drives great as ever. Soft sand was the culprit.
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drift mode in the desert, but i said not to ask!
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I know you asked not to ask, but for the sake of future generations... is this what happens when you drive on sand?
It looks to me like there are scratches on the rear doors too. Or are those mud streaks?
It looks to me like there are scratches on the rear doors too. Or are those mud streaks?
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I can't find the actual figure right now, but I had a similar rocker panel dent that cost around $3k to fix. It was on Tesla's dime since it was remediation from a delivery flaw so I didn't pay for it myself. You can't really replace that panel and it's a fairly work-intensive repair.
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