I had a storm cell creep up on me last night while I was making a quick pit stop and this happened.
The door cracked open as I walked up and before I could reach out to grab it the wind flung it open and immediately I heard the crunch of metal as it hit the door stops. As you can tell from the photos, it has shifted an eighth to a quarter inch and is catching on the front quarter panel now. It has also shifted enough to where the patching mechanism doesn’t engage or disengage all the time without some coercing.
So my question to you guys is should I just go straight to an insurance claim? Wondering how this potential repair cost could affect my rates before I go that route, so should I just try and take it to a certified body shop and see if they can adjust the door and pop out the dents without filing a claim...what has the collective seen with rates after making claims on Teslas? Or should I submit a service request with Tesla and see what they can do? All of these options I’m hoping can avoid the pain of waiting on ordered parts.
The door cracked open as I walked up and before I could reach out to grab it the wind flung it open and immediately I heard the crunch of metal as it hit the door stops. As you can tell from the photos, it has shifted an eighth to a quarter inch and is catching on the front quarter panel now. It has also shifted enough to where the patching mechanism doesn’t engage or disengage all the time without some coercing.
So my question to you guys is should I just go straight to an insurance claim? Wondering how this potential repair cost could affect my rates before I go that route, so should I just try and take it to a certified body shop and see if they can adjust the door and pop out the dents without filing a claim...what has the collective seen with rates after making claims on Teslas? Or should I submit a service request with Tesla and see what they can do? All of these options I’m hoping can avoid the pain of waiting on ordered parts.