Door Dented

[henry#]

Hi Everyone, My Misses drove my gen 3 prius and when she came back she noticed a dent in the back door, I was not happy :censor: Just wondered if it was best to take it to Toyota to repair it,Or a dent repair shop or another garage?

[Jan&tone]

Your choice, but I would only use a Toyota dealer or a Toyota approved repairer, especially for a Prius or other Hybrid.

[johalareewi]

Although for non-hybrid aftermarket work like tyres, dents, etc. a trip to Mr T is not essential. I know the search feature is a bit naff but I am sure that dent removal has come up before.

[ph47mf]

if it's not mechanically related then any good reputable bodyshop will be able to fix it cheaper than Mr T

[blue verso 56]

Had you thought of checking out a smart repair if the damage is not to much ! your Toyota dealer could arrange this for you if you prefer at a fraction of the price for a full bodyshop repair and much quicker

Cost could be as low as £100

[ian rooke]

Hi I would use a good body repair shop some dealers do not have a body shop so they palm it out anyway

[Chris Dance]

Does the firm "CHIPS AWAY" remove small dents in body work? I seem to recall the local franchise chap came to a neighbour and repaired some small dents and chips. "Chips Away" are in yellow pages and they come to your home.Worth an inquiry.

[jdrrco]

Does the firm "CHIPS AWAY" remove small dents in body work? I seem to recall the local franchise chap came to a neighbour and repaired some small dents and chips. "Chips Away" are in yellow pages and they come to your home.Worth an inquiry.

I agree with Chris, Chips Away are excellent. The local Toyota dealer to me just uses a smart repair chap for minor dents too, adding their own commission to his fee, as do most dealers now. Unless it's a definite body shop repair that's needed, I'd give them a call and a couple of others. They'll all give you a quote (not estimate) before you give the go ahead.

[blue verso 56]

Yes Chris Chips away does remove dents and the repair is invisible in fact many dealers use smart repairers to repair there trade ins

http://www.chipsaway.co.uk/

http://www.chipsaway.co.uk/services/minor-dents

[henry#]

Thanks for the information, Ill get a few quotes :D

[Seamaster73]

These guys are great for minor dents:

http://www.dentdevils.co.uk/

[B&J]

Hi Everyone, My Misses drove my gen 3 prius and when she came back she noticed a dent in the back door, I was not happy :censor: Just wondered if it was best to take it to Toyota to repair it,Or a dent repair shop or another garage?

I agree with other posters who have advised checking with dent removal companies first. There's a national franchise company called Revive - I've used them a few times for scratches (blasted garage door opening not wide enough!) and they were terrific. They also do dent removal. They come to your house to do the work.

HTH

B&J

[balli hi]

Hi, the same thing happened to me a couple of years ago when my wife turned too sharply into our Cul-De-Sac, catching the nearside rear of the car on the gate post (Women Drivers :censor: but that's another issue )

Anyhow is the paint work damaged ?, if not i would contact Dent devils, simply take a picture of the damage then email it to them and they will get back to you if they think its repairable. That's exactly what i did, a guy from Dent Devils turned up at an agreed time and removed the dent with any fuss... i defy anyone to tell where the dent was, from my experience these guys are brilliant and i recommend them without hesitation

[MLW2233]

You may be a little surprised by Toyotas prices. My wife caught a gate post while driving into a church yard at 2 mph. The damage was a scrape along two doors. As I had a £325 excess and I wanted a good job, Toyota did it in their bodyshop. They said it needed two doorskins, etc etc etc. With vat £2,500. YES £2,500.

They resprayed that side, but one can't help feeling there was a bit of supplier induced demand.

It looks like new and is a perfect job; and it has the full Toyota body guarentee, but if it wasn't insurance, I'd go elsewhere.

[kithmo]

My wife caught a gate post while driving into a church yard at 2 mph. The damage was a scrape along two doors.

LOL, "caught a gate post" quite a catch to scrape along two doors.

[Parts-King]

I see "Just caught the gatepost" damage every single day of my life, we do our own dent / smart repairs, but there is a limit to what can have a smart repair

If I had a quid for everytime I heard the "A man has bumped my car but he is going to pay" statement I would be making this comment from my Caribbean hideaway :D:

Kingo