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Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 2:40:57 PM

WeezyTT

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i backed into my buddies grill on his truck (smooth i know) and it left a nice dent on the right side of my trunk pushing the 2.7t quattro emblem in :[. I felt a piece of my soul die when i heard the smash =[. thankfully it missed my lights and rear bumber completely. Im thinking some places will just tell me to get a whole new trunk, anyone know a ballpark price of this? Is the dent removable? If so im guessing it would be a nice stack of money

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 3:20:17 PM

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not saying ill be able to help estimate the cost, but pics would help to determine

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 3:24:46 PM

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ill try to see if i can get my hands on a digicam, id say its roughly about a foot 1/4 long and 8 inches wide

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 3:36:44 PM

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If your edges are ok and the dent is in the middle of any part then maybe they can get it out but I really doubt is since its not in the door...you are looking at $500-700 if they have to redo your trunk but that depends on where you live etc. or if you know anyone at a body shop

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 3:43:27 PM

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whoopy!

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 7:13:09 PM

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first off, i'm turning you into social services for abuse! :P sorry to hear about the car:( its never good hearing about an injured audi.

If it isn't creased (wow, thats a funny word to spell) it should be removable w/o much evidence. if its showing a crease you'd want to have it checked out at a body shop and see what they can do to sand it down, roll it out or just do some body puddy if its not too deep. like slurm said, it'd be easier to say if we could check out pics of the damage.

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 8:33:38 PM

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The paint is split it one small spot, not sure if thats what you mean creased but it looks like a jagged edge and the paint could be scraped off. There was also a little crease like that on the inside of the trunk on the right part of it. The trunk opens and closes fine so im hoping the dent can just be pulled out. Im going to try to upload pics tom.

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 8:49:35 PM

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That's not what i meant... a creased dent and a rounded dent are like comparing a folded up piece of paper and a rolled up piece of paper... when you lay them flat again, you can still see the creases in the piece thats been folded. Its similar with dents, you can pop out a creased dent but the crease is still in the metal.

This might be worth a shot....

Let me know how it goes

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/30/2008 9:05:11 PM

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First of all sorry for the incident. I hate almost the same problem. My mom backed up into my car on the night of the superbowl. I was soo angry!! I had two dents on the edges of the rear fog light and the rear fogs cracked somewhat.

First of all- Get an ESTIMATE at a few different body shops.
Your hit seems to be bigger than mine. The estimate on mine was around $700-$800. Yours will most likely be more.
Never trust just one place.

Second- What you want if you want to save BIG $$$$ is "Paint Free Dent Repair" or "Paintless Dent Repair"
Its like a massaging technique used to almost like rub out the dent. Amazing stuff and soo simple.

I was lucky enough to know some one who is a family friend and also a mechanic and he told me about someone who does it.

Guy came over and fixed it in about 30 min. Spent only $125.

Look for a place that does this kind of repair or someone who can do it.

I FEEL YOUR PAIN!! GOOD LUCK

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/31/2008 5:40:16 AM

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If you have broken the paint, then the paint-free dent removal process is not an option. These are usually limited to small dings, anyway, which does not seem to be your case. Your options include a good, used trunk lid from a wrecking yard or repair of the current truck lid. Ineither case, unless your are real lucky, you will have to have the whole lid painted and that is where the real cost comes in.

Bob

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/31/2008 11:38:55 AM

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As bad as this seems, there are a lot worse posts about engine and suspension problems. You feel especially terrible because YOU DID IT to you own baby. But other than some $$$, it will be good as new. And it's now partially debadged.

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/31/2008 3:47:36 PM

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Yes im still in a state of deep depression. I took it by a place that offered paintless dent removal and they told me like bob did that because the broken paint they wouldnt be able to take it out. But i was wondering if i just glued or used some kind of adhesive up under the piece of chipped paint to make it stick, that they could then take it out. Ive seen some car touch up markers for chipped paint somewhere and i could just cover it to make it look better. Or is this idea not even feasible and im retarded?

Is there any kind of online search for junkyard parts?

Are we talking over 1k for the body work and painting the trunk? If so i might as well get my baby painted black like i always wanted

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RE: Someone shoot me - 3/31/2008 7:33:53 PM

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did they say they weren't able to get the dent out at all? cuz even with the broken paint, you could get the dent removed or patch it yourself and paint it. you dont have to be an expert. but it takes a lot of time and attention to detail. Check out The Patch/Respray advice on DIY from audisnapr. He listed every little detail for you. It'd be worth a shot and might save you a grand....

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