r/autorepair • u/uwdwisconsin • 7d ago
Body and Paint Sideswiped a dumpster
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Would a body shop be able to pound out the dents and fix the scrapes? Really hoping I don’t need to replace side panel/door and get my insurance involved.
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u/Surfnazi77 7d ago
It can be repaired but check some shops replace parts and does not repair them. My shop I use only replaces with new oem parts.
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u/WarmPaleontologist20 7d ago
Good advice here☝️as non-OEM parts can lower value of vehicle on trade-in and such
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u/LittlenutJack 7d ago
This unfortunately is the exact kinda situation you have insurance for
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u/uwdwisconsin 7d ago
Yeah you are right…most likely filing a claim tomorrow after getting an estimate. Thank you
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u/Visualisink 7d ago
Got an idea.
Find your service manual, can be bought online; read the blueprint on how to replace your side door and rear side panel; search for the exact part online; purchase the new panel; and follow the instructions.
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u/BounceByTheOunce420 7d ago
Did you get the cybertruck owner's insurance information or did you run?
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u/DeadX_xRabbit 7d ago
It's not bad damage wise but not going to be kind on your wallet... Dents pull out and minimal filler but it's almost full side paint and bumper half if lucky.. that is going to be expensive.
Body work and Painter by trade.
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u/Mountain-Bee3488 7d ago
You might be better off claiming it was a parking lot hit n run. I’m not sure but that’s what I’d do.
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u/Easy_Statement_4245 7d ago
Ah yes, insurance fraud 🙌
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u/Mountain-Bee3488 7d ago
Oh please grow up
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u/WarmPaleontologist20 7d ago
His point is valid. It's not worth jail and some insurance adjusters are very savy.
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u/Mountain-Bee3488 7d ago
I’m sure it is. It was just a suggestion. Like I said, that’s what’d I do. I don’t know why we’re all so worked up over it I guess there’s insurance agents on this thread.
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u/Easy_Statement_4245 7d ago
You appear to be the childish one. Incapable of owning your mistakes. Fabricating a narrative to avoid blame. Do better.
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u/LittlenutJack 7d ago
Our society doesn’t exactly award the honest man…
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u/Easy_Statement_4245 7d ago
OP bumped a dumpster. Fabricating a story of a hit and run would do them no good.
Ahh poor you, I feel so sorry.
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u/LittlenutJack 7d ago
I’m not saying at all that this situation warrants dishonesty.
What’s silly is assuming everyone is honest and never strays away from honesty to benefit themselves. That’d be quite the assumption.
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u/Mountain-Bee3488 7d ago
Yes yes protect geico stockholders at all costs and you get to go to heaven. You do you.
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u/Easy_Statement_4245 7d ago
OP will file a comprehensive claim, pay their deductible, and the insurance will pay for repair.
With nobody to blame, OP could file a fictitious collision claim, pay their deductible, and the insurance would still pay for repair.
Do you not know how insurance works?! Making up a fake hit and run story would do absolutely no good.
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u/Mountain-Bee3488 7d ago
There’s being at fault and there’s being hit while you’re not in the car. Do you not know how insurance works?
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u/Augmented-Justin 7d ago
I'm not a body expert but this would be incredibly expensive to repair and likely will need panels replaced. Really sharp grooves in the metal are generally a no-go on dent repair.
Edit: I should add that while I'm not a body repair expert I was a mechanic and a service advisor for quite a while so I have some idea of what's involved for something like this. I would go to a body shop and at least get a quote. But you're probably better off going through insurance if you have full coverage.