Quote update* I broke my car some more , is this fixable or do I need new metal ?

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Kamloops cutlass

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Went to the range this weekend , sent a few pounds of lead down range .
Had a great afternoon … until I was leaving and decided that backing through a steel gate post would be my best exit … I was wrong it was a terrible route to take that’s why everyone else uses the road I guess
My question is does this look bad ? Lol
I mean can it be fixed or do I need a new panel ?
 

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Maverick's_Monte

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Eeeesh. My condolences. that dent can probably be pulled, however those trim pieces are most likely toast. Not likely that they will go back to their original shape.
 
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81Regal

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It doesnt look like the body line was damaged so it would likely be able to be PDRed out. As mentioned above the trim is done for.
 
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buick7332

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Went to the range this weekend , sent a few pounds of lead down range .
Had a great afternoon … until I was leaving and decided that backing through a steel gate post would be my best exit … I was wrong it was a terrible route to take that’s why everyone else uses the road I guess
My question is does this look bad ? Lol
I mean can it be fixed or do I need a new panel ?
That hurts. You definitely need new wheel well trim. A good reputable body shop can fix that but I would be prepared to spend about $1000.00. A cheap estimate will get you an inferior job. You get what you pay for. Good luck with your car.
 
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If the quarter is solid, I'd repair it. I don't think you'll get by with PDR, although it's not wasted money because the repair time will be less after the PDR. As stated, find a reputable shop to repair it. They may even have a PDR guy that calls on them. Not sure what a new quarter would even cost, but I'd want to stay away from tearing that off for no worse than that is.
 
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James84SS

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If you can get to the backside easy just give the center of the big dent a good push, don't smack it with a hammer, just a good push. You can get that to pop back out pretty easily. Its by no means going to all pop out, but it won't look as horrifyingly big
 
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Ribbedroof

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Repairable, but going to be well over $1000 by the time everything is de-trimmed, painted, and reassembled. Probably 2K or better, assuming shop rates are around $50/hr on labor....

Might get a shade tree'r to do it around $1K, but that'll be second rate materials ,no warranty, and probably no removal of adjacent parts for paint.

Locally, labor is $50-52/hr, and paint materials $40/paint hr.
 
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Kamloops cutlass

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Thanks guys , I’ll get it into a shop soon and find out I guess
I just still shake my head .. I can drive my work trucks for years and never put a mark on them
I have my suspension budget , I guess I get to spend that on body work now
Might end up with a whole new spray job lol
 

MrSony

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**** it
cant make it worse
put your hand up there and pop that b*tch out
 
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