[RMachuca3d]

And how much did it cost? Drivers side rear, door is also slightly bent.

This morning I got hit by a driver trying to merge and left a pretty nice dent.

Also, anyone around Seattle have any recommendations on body shops?

[iliamerk]

Oof, unfortunate spot. Realistically most body shops are gonna make you repaint the majority of the quarter panel and surrounding panels to get a good paint match. I'm guessing the scrapes go deep enough that they won't be buffed out. If you did it yourself and had to pay for damage, I'd suggest getting a high quality paintless dent removal person and then a good detailing shop to clean it up to 95%. But since someone else is at fault, I'd push for a full repair.

[RMachuca3d]

Originally Posted by iliamerk

Oof, unfortunate spot. Realistically most body shops are gonna make you repaint the majority of the quarter panel and surrounding panels to get a good paint match. I'm guessing the scrapes go deep enough that they won't be buffed out. If you did it yourself and had to pay for damage, I'd suggest getting a high quality paintless dent removal person and then a good detailing shop to clean it up to 95%. But since someone else is at fault, I'd push for a full repair.

Had it fixed, other party's insurance paid for it, 2k$. But I am perplexed, paint match on the doors\trunk\roof is perfect, but the rear bumper was not repainted since it was not touched, and it does not match 100%, metal surfaces are great, plastic not so good. They gave me a whole spiel of how metal flakes align to the magnetic resonance of metal and when sprayed on plastic it does not give it a slight difference....... anyways, the creases on the door jamb will never be the same as factory but it looks good enough i suppose.