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fergusor · Mar 31st, 2006, 05:35 PM

Hi Guys,

Some little ba

ard has put a dent in the rear panel of my S. Being blue it sticks out quite a bit.

Is there a way this can be removed, I hate things being wrong with the car. It's half way between the door and wheelarch and looks awful.

Thanks for the help.

Richard.

zyo · Mar 31st, 2006, 06:07 PM

Try someone like Dent Wizard, at least ask them and see if it can be fixed with the paintless dent removal system before taking it to a body shop.

JG.26 · Mar 31st, 2006, 06:12 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fergusor

Hi Guys,

Some little ba

ard has put a dent in the rear panel of my S. Being blue it sticks out quite a bit.

Is there a way this can be removed, I hate things being wrong with the car. It's half way between the door and wheelarch and looks awful.

Thanks for the help.

Richard.

Hi Richard,

That is soooooo annoying, I keep my S away from all car parks with shopping trolley's at all costs. Try Chips Away or Dentwizard if there is no paint damage although I think Chips Away will do localised paint repairs as well. Not sure if it double skinned where its dented but worth a try and will be cheaper than the dealer who will probably use Dentwizard anyways and charge you double.

Hope you get it sorted,

Tim

fergusor · Mar 31st, 2006, 08:01 PM

Has anyone had any experience with either of these companies? And a rough idea of cost?

Thanks for the suggestions so far.

JG.26 · Mar 31st, 2006, 08:19 PM

Try doing a search on here for dents, I know many on here have had good results with Chips Away etc, not sure about costs but I think less than a hundred, I think they charge per panel, but I guess if it's just the one dent I would say £70 or so. Cheaper than BMW.

Good luck

gr8britwjh · Mar 31st, 2006, 11:32 PM

Exact same thing just happened to our MCS (sounds like a similar impact position too). Even though there was no actual paint damage, just a crease, Dent Wizard couldn't fix it. We ended up taking it to a reputable bodyshop..........total cost $527; around 310 quid. A real bummer

Parc77 · Apr 1st, 2006, 06:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fergusor

Has anyone had any experience with either of these companies? And a rough idea of cost?

Thanks for the suggestions so far.

How annoying grrr!

my dad had a simular type dent in the back door of his 3series bmw about a year ago and got somebody like chips away out, I saw the before and after results and was very impressed, ill try and find out who he used and get back to you as I dont live that far away from yourself. Cheers Andy

zyo · Apr 1st, 2006, 04:28 PM

I have this dent just behind the door handle and the local dent wizard quoted £76, that was last june and i just haven't got round to booking it in yet.

fergusor · Apr 4th, 2006, 08:07 PM

Hi Guys,

Well, I decided to book the car into the BMW Body Shop to be sorted out. I called Dent Wizard and they didn't sound too optimistic when I told them it was a MINI.

Sytner Sheffield use a company called Dent Devil, and they've done an amazing job... you just can't see where the dent was. And it only cost £58.

Excellent service from both Sytner and Dent Devil

Mar 31st, 2006, 05:35 PM	#1
fergusor MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chesterfield Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 427 Offline	Shopping trolley dent Hi Guys, Some little ba ard has put a dent in the rear panel of my S. Being blue it sticks out quite a bit. Is there a way this can be removed, I hate things being wrong with the car. It's half way between the door and wheelarch and looks awful. Thanks for the help. Richard.

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Mar 31st, 2006, 06:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
zyo owt else is just traffic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Edge of Reason Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 1,434 Offline	Try someone like Dent Wizard, at least ask them and see if it can be fixed with the paintless dent removal system before taking it to a body shop.

Mar 31st, 2006, 06:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
JG.26 MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Virtual World Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 1,063 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by fergusor Hi Guys, Some little ba ard has put a dent in the rear panel of my S. Being blue it sticks out quite a bit. Is there a way this can be removed, I hate things being wrong with the car. It's half way between the door and wheelarch and looks awful. Thanks for the help. Richard. Hi Richard, That is soooooo annoying, I keep my S away from all car parks with shopping trolley's at all costs. Try Chips Away or Dentwizard if there is no paint damage although I think Chips Away will do localised paint repairs as well. Not sure if it double skinned where its dented but worth a try and will be cheaper than the dealer who will probably use Dentwizard anyways and charge you double. Hope you get it sorted, Tim

Mar 31st, 2006, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
fergusor MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chesterfield Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 427 Offline	Has anyone had any experience with either of these companies? And a rough idea of cost? Thanks for the suggestions so far.

Mar 31st, 2006, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
JG.26 MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Virtual World Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 1,063 Offline	Try doing a search on here for dents, I know many on here have had good results with Chips Away etc, not sure about costs but I think less than a hundred, I think they charge per panel, but I guess if it's just the one dent I would say £70 or so. Cheaper than BMW. Good luck

Mar 31st, 2006, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
gr8britwjh MINI2 Regular Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Local Time: 08:28 AM Posts: 105 Offline	Exact same thing just happened to our MCS (sounds like a similar impact position too). Even though there was no actual paint damage, just a crease, Dent Wizard couldn't fix it. We ended up taking it to a reputable bodyshop..........total cost $527; around 310 quid. A real bummer

Apr 1st, 2006, 06:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Parc77 MINI2 Master Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Yorkshire Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 2,369 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by fergusor Has anyone had any experience with either of these companies? And a rough idea of cost? Thanks for the suggestions so far. How annoying grrr! my dad had a simular type dent in the back door of his 3series bmw about a year ago and got somebody like chips away out, I saw the before and after results and was very impressed, ill try and find out who he used and get back to you as I dont live that far away from yourself. Cheers Andy

Apr 4th, 2006, 08:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
fergusor MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chesterfield Local Time: 01:28 PM Posts: 427 Offline	Hi Guys, Well, I decided to book the car into the BMW Body Shop to be sorted out. I called Dent Wizard and they didn't sound too optimistic when I told them it was a MINI. Sytner Sheffield use a company called Dent Devil, and they've done an amazing job... you just can't see where the dent was. And it only cost £58. Excellent service from both Sytner and Dent Devil

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