I would absolutely let a GOOD PDR guy fix it. And if it has to be painted after that’s okay too.
The repair showed up on the CARFAX report. I pull the report for every appraisal I do.
No way an appraiser is looking inside a fender for a sticker.
I just had PDR done on a decent sized ding on a body line like that from someone opening their door. About 45 minutes and $125 and it's ALMOST not noticeable. Nobody would ever notice, except I knew where it was so in the right light I can see a couple TINY waves. But honestly, for $125, a total steal. A body shop with sanding, prep, paint costs would be upper hundreds, if not into the thousands. Just make sure it's a PDR person that's been around a while, had a lot of decent reviews, those kinds of things.This is about my 2018 Nissan Rogue. Thanks for any help.
I went to Lowe's today, when I came back out of the store I saw that one of their flat carts had either rolled on its own or someone did it but I got this dent in my left front fender now. I am looking for info/input/opinions on what to do, I would rather not go through my insurance, times now are bad enough without them jacking my rate on account of something that was clearly not my fault. I have a good national reputable insurance carrier but would rather pay this myself if possible.
Any body shop guys or anyone else here that might have some input on this, whether it might be able to be done as PDR or would the fender need to be replaced at a body shop, I would appreciate the help. There is not much I can do about it but get it fixed, stuff happens and I will take care of it but do not want to file a claim and have my insurance go up if that is possible. Here's a few pictures of the damage:
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Does "numerous folks" mean body shops looking to make a couple thousand? Or have you called PDR places to get estimates? Body shops would LOVE to throw a new fender on, I'm sure. Pretty easy job, lots of profit.I have a dent in my Cobalt thanks to a uninsured driver parked next to me. I wanted PDR too.....but like mine-it is right in the middle of the fender similar to yours. Been told by numerous folks that it going to need a fender. And even if someone can fix it, it will still be cheaper to use your insurance company........
PDR is never 100% perfect and even if the paint is cracked you can fill it with touch-up then buff it out... so say $300 total. To put in an insurance claim might trigger a premium increase say $100 YOY at worst, ask your agent. The bigger risk as I understand it then becomes yet another claim on top of this one and subsequent much larger increase....decisions that make you want to puke.
I've heard rumors there's like an insurance "file" and they give you 3 claims in something like a 5 year period. If you have more than that, you'll see rates start to increase more. Supposedly, I've heard things like towing through insurance instead of something like AAA also count. Don't know how much is fact and how much is rumor, but a good friend mentioned it to me. He's reasonably knowledgeable, usually. I'm sure if I Googled it I could find something.Based on my experience that looked almost exactly like the OP's damage-and caused the same way I would report to the insurance company. depending on the amount of deductible, otherwise pay out of pocket.
As far as I am concerned that's why I have insurance.
I have a neighbor grappling with drying out and repairing a flooded basement-because he didn't want to report it to his insurance company.
I again had a similar circumstance and reported it. It raised my premium for ONE YEAR-not by that much and the total claim was lie $5,000.00
Does "numerous folks" mean body shops looking to make a couple thousand? Or have you called PDR places to get estimates? Body shops would LOVE to throw a new fender on, I'm sure. Pretty easy job, lots of profit.
$100/hr or so...(no particular order) unbolt old, prep and paint new, blend into panels nearby, bolt new on, mask off other car parts, paint cost, a few hours in the drying room...$800-1200? That would be my guess. For a $100 fender. How far off am I?Fenders are surprisingly inexpensive, even OEM ones. It's the labor (painting mostly) that will cost you. I had to have a fender replaced earlier this year and the OEM Mazda fender (for my Mazda3) was only about $70.