Where did this ding in my rocker panel come from?

[RB88]

Just noticed this ding on the rocker panel under the driver’s door. It’s accompanied by a few tiny chips in the paint (but no serious scratches).

Anyone got any idea where this could have come from? I just had the car in service (at Tesla) for HW3 and I’m fairly sure it wasn’t there before that and wasn’t spotted in the walkaround.

Got an appointment with a PDR guy on Monday to try glue pulling on it. Hope that works...

 

[eye.surgeon]

They're called rocker panels for a reason. Might want to consider splash guards/mud flaps.

 

[PianoAl]

Hard to see how that could have happened from a rock. I'll bet someone had a mishap bumping into something and didn't fess up.

I also recommend mud flaps.

 

[RB88]

Hard to see how that could have happened from a rock. I'll bet someone had a mishap bumping into something and didn't fess up.

I also recommend mud flaps.

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Yeah I don’t think it’s a rock as it’s not really chipped much on the area of the dent.

I definitely didn’t bump anything and it’s hard to see how a car hitting it could have caused that, so I wonder if it was something in the service center.

could it be from jacking the car up?

 

[RB88]

And which flaps are those? Do you have a photo of the full car when they’re on? I find flaps so ugly but yours are some of the least ugly ones I’ve seen!

 

[Wennfred]

And which flaps are those? Do you have a photo of the full car when they’re on? I find flaps so ugly but yours are some of the least ugly ones I’ve seen!

Great video here on mud flaps:

 

[RB88]

Update: my PDR guy was able to get it pretty much good as new in 15min using a glue pulling system.

Found a suspect Sentry video where a truck pulls up next to me and the guy looks back at my car several times as he walks away (unfortunately the actual rocker panel there is a blind spot for Sentry). So could be him, or could be someone doing something stupid in the service centre. Who knows.

Will look into mud flaps though!

 

[ThomasD]

Rocker panel is low I just don't see how a truck could hit you that low.

 

[Glamisduner]

Yeah I don’t think it’s a rock as it’s not really chipped much on the area of the dent.

I definitely didn’t bump anything and it’s hard to see how a car hitting it could have caused that, so I wonder if it was something in the service center.

could it be from jacking the car up?

Could be, probably never know though. Glad you got it fixed!

 

[PianoAl]

so I wonder if it was something in the service center.

Right. That's what I was implying.

And which flaps are those? Do you have a photo of the full car when they’re on? I find flaps so ugly but yours are some of the least ugly ones I’ve seen!

It was these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WSYTN2F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$17.

They are remarkably unphotogenic, being black, but these shots may help: