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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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Wife damage

Well, I just got back from vacation, and got to wash the car for the first time since she hit a plastic traffic barrier, and got to see the full damage. Wasnt just the plastic fender trim like I had hoped. Nope, I have about a two foot crease down the door, and the chrome peeled off the bottom of the door handle. My only hope is that I can get away with a paintless dent repair service.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:59 AM
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That sucks, I hope you get it fixed soon!

-Cody
 
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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I had a wreck where the door had a scratch on it at the front and it morphed into a 1" deep crease at the rear of the door. I let the body shop put on a door skin and they did a MISERABLE job. I hope you have better results with your repair.

Unfortunately, you may need to just bite the bullet and buy a new door. Most repairs to doors wind up looking like a dog's @$$ sewed up with a grape vine.

Rawhyde
 
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Rawhyde
...looking like a dog's @$$ sewed up with a grape vine.


Great analogy.
 
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