[mjw52684]

So I'm not 100% sure this is where I should post this, but here it goes...

So today I noticed this dent on my 2008 Si. It's right on the A-Pillar.

First, any thoughts on how I got it?

Second, how much do people think fixing it will cost?

 

[LIQUID_IC0N]

Man that sucks. That pillar goes all the way to the back panel. It should cost you around $500

Were you parked next to a baseball field or park?


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[mjw52684]

Ah, only 500? I was afraid it'd be more like 1500 since it's the frame.

I work at a high school and there are fields there but I don't know if a ball would dent that section so much. I'm afraid it was a bat or something?

 

[918fa5]

Yeah that's why I park my car far from other cars cause people just don't give 2 Sh*ts about your ****.

 

[mjw52684]

I'm with you man, but honestly... I don't know how this could have happened in a parking lot. There is no damage on the mirror at all... only above it on the A-Pillar...

I'm curious

 

[918fa5]

Haters Haters man. Lmao

 

[ethlar]

my car got a random dent in almost the exact same spot, mines a little more in the middle of the curve and the paint didnt chip. It appeared while the car was parked in a garage.

I asked a pdr guy about fixing it and he told me because of the airbag behind it he cant do anything so ive just lived with it.

 

[Nyj1993]

my car got a random dent in almost the exact same spot, mines a little more in the middle of the curve and the paint didnt chip. It appeared while the car was parked in a garage.

I asked a pdr guy about fixing it and he told me because of the airbag behind it he cant do anything so ive just lived with it.

Its not hard to move the airbag lol

 

[killswitch21]

i have a dent in the same spot, but mines actually pretty small... im pretty sure mine was casue by a rock getting kicked up on the highway... but yours seriously looks like a baseball bat or ball hit that... thats huge dude...

piss of any women lately? actually, more like girls, hopefully a woman would know better.

 

[killswitch21]

hmm, maybe someone with a flatbed backed into u... that could explain why thats the only damaged spot...(ie why it missed ur mirrors and such)

 

[ethlar]

Its not hard to move the airbag lol

airbag can be moved, but all the welded in support structure between the outer metal and the airbag in the a pillar, not so much

 

[ethlar]

i have a dent in the same spot, but mines actually pretty small... im pretty sure mine was casue by a rock getting kicked up on the highway... but yours seriously looks like a baseball bat or ball hit that... thats huge dude...

piss of any women lately? actually, more like girls, hopefully a woman would know better.

is there a rock chip in the middle of yours? mine is perfectly smooth, no scratches chips smudges or imperfections on mine, not even grease transfer if someone had pushed it with their palm

 

[mjw52684]

Haha nope my girlfriend is happy... and also sane

Also, there is no chip in the middle, which is why I don't think it was a rock or anything.

It really is huge right? AHHHH what a ****ty day!

 

[LIQUID_IC0N]

Don't worry about the airbags. It's behind the pillar but like what someone said its easy to remove it. I did mine before.

1. If you want to save money try doing it yourself. Remove or move the airbags, use a heat gun and push from the inner pillar.

2. You can also take it to a dent repair place. Im pretty sure its not gonna be perfect but wont be as bad.

3 get it repaired at a body shop. Use your insurance if its more than you deductible (500) in my case.

4. If I didnt have the money and wanted an easy fix.. this would be my best option
Sand the area and use bondo. Sand it and make sure everything lines up.
Get some Glossy Vinyl and use the vinyl to overlay that part

Their are manything you can do but just depends what you want

 

[killswitch21]

is there a rock chip in the middle of yours? mine is perfectly smooth, no scratches chips smudges or imperfections on mine, not even grease transfer if someone had pushed it with their palm

yup, mines just got a lil dent right in the middle. it really looks like a pointed rock just smacked it while i was cruising..

 

[Berndonfat]

try holding some dry ice on it first. its a 3$ fix and if it doesnt work oh well you wasted 3$.

 

[mjw52684]

Guy told me they need to remove the windshield to fix it properly... $2000

He said that if they could do it without removing the windshield it'd be at least $650 because they have to paint the entire panel


FML

 

[Nyj1993]

4. If I didnt have the money and wanted an easy fix.. this would be my best option
Sand the area and use bondo. Sand it and make sure everything lines up.
Get some Glossy Vinyl and use the vinyl to overlay that part

Body filler isn't made to fill in big dents if you put it on thick it will crack.

 

[Nyj1993]

Guy told me they need to remove the windshield to fix it properly... $2000

He said that if they could do it without removing the windshield it'd be at least $650 because they have to paint the entire panel


FML

I work at a body shop and we repair dents like that all the time without removing the windshield

 

[LIQUID_IC0N]

try holding some dry ice on it first. its a 3$ fix and if it doesnt work oh well you wasted 3$.

Well, its not gonna work on areas that are next to corners