Minor dent on driver rear side

[prabhakarm]

Hi
I got a minor dent on the driver rear side in my model 3 . I am in UK . Any idea hope much will it take to fix it ? Fyi Tesla app directed me to an approved car body repair shop and am yet to get an appointment with them for a quote.

 

[Chattanooga3]

That is going to take someone with some serious PDR talent. Since you are in the UK I couldn't say, stateside that is a few hundred + do to the location and degree of difficulty.

 

[afadeev]

Two courses of action:
1). Go through your insurance, and take the car to a Tesla-certified body shop. The repairs will likely take months, and run into thousands. Exact #s are irrelevant, since you will be going through your insurance.
2). Find a well-recommended Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) vendor in your area, and see if they are willing to give this a try. When done well, the repairs will return the panel to 100% original state, with zero delta depreciation from accident history on the vehicle.

#2 would cost ~$300-$750 in the US, and would be a serious challenge that only most skilled PDR practitioners would accept (curving fender ridgeline will be a PITA to rebuild). No idea how much that would cost in the UK, or if would be financially worth the bother.

Good luck either way,
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[Avid]

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