SO, I got this "little" dent.... Ok, so someone hit my rear driver side door and a little (4" x4") corner on the rear quarter panel, after going back and forth, the other party didn't have insurance, therefore I am eating it, as I dont' think I will be putting a claim through my insurance company ...

Anyway, it seems I will need the door skin (I was told they dont' sell just the door skin, just the whole door), repair that 4x4 corner, refinish the scratches on the bumper (plastic), and paint (blend in , etc) rear qtr panel, and door.... didn't seem like too much of a job....

First quote I got about a month ago $2.3K

Second quote I got today, $900 . They said they could fix the door panel (seems like alot of work to get it EVEN to me, but they said they could do it), quoted $900... I was like, "hmm, not bad..

Second place today said they neded to replace the whole door as they dont' sell just the skin, quoted $1,900. Big difference...

I must say, the second body shop looked more professional, well kept, the quality of cars was high caliber (jaguar, cadillac, MB.....).

How the heck can you trust anyone, if you have no referals....it's not good, I am going to have to get a few more quotes and see where they fall at. Going to try the local MB dealer and see if its in the $2K range or higher.


Does anyone know how many coats they are supposed to put on? Then again, you'll never know... first shop said 3 paint and 3 clear, second said 2/2.....

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