How much does it cost to replace a car door?
Fay asked:
I backed up into a friends car and I’m paying for it out of my pocket. Her car is a 2002 Mitsubishi Gallant. I made a dent in the car door and the paint is scratched whats the cheapest way to repair it?
I made a large dent in the rear door (cure the aces) and I was wondering if using air duster, dry ice, or paint less dent removal will work?
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I backed up into a friends car and I’m paying for it out of my pocket. Her car is a 2002 Mitsubishi Gallant. I made a dent in the car door and the paint is scratched whats the cheapest way to repair it?
I made a large dent in the rear door (cure the aces) and I was wondering if using air duster, dry ice, or paint less dent removal will work?
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June 7th, 2009 at 11:34 am
go to the junk yard they will be the cheapest but you will need to do the work or see if you know someone who can
June 10th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Take it to a dent guy and get the dent fixed. You could try to go to a junkyard and find a replacement door, but the paint wont match.
As for the scratch, take it to a bodyshop and have them touch it up. They may need to respray it depending on how bad the scratch is, but they can probably make it much better at least.
June 13th, 2009 at 4:34 am
bring it to a body shop tell e to take out hte dent then you can spray paint it…your self or have them do it for like 100 dollars.
June 14th, 2009 at 12:34 am
try calling several car fixing places and ask about the estimate .
June 15th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Cheapest fix is to paint a piece of cardboard to match & duct tape it onto the door.
June 17th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Insurance or $970-$1000 to buy an extra, is it rear door? is it front door? is it a lambo door? i need more info to pinpoint an exact price.
June 20th, 2009 at 1:43 am
go to a junk yard there you will find it much less than if you went to a dealership to get one..
June 21st, 2009 at 9:56 pm
I’d just look into a wreckers or ebay or something for a new door. I’ve found panel beaters are ridiculous pricing though I think it depends on the placement of the dint. If it were my own car which is a piece of crap, I’d take the part off and hammer the opposite side with a block of wood and a hammer
June 24th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
search auto salvage yards and see if you can find one there. It would probably only cost a couple of hundred dollars to replace it if you can find one that matches the color. Even if you can’t match the color, you could most likely have it painted to match much cheaper than buying a new door which would probably have to be painted anyway.
car-part.com
theres a few places to start looking, and there are other online salvage searches that connect to salvage yards all over the country.
June 26th, 2009 at 7:35 am
if the damage is not too bad, get a panel beater to repair & repaint it (door color may not match body perfectly), won’t cost much i guess, just ask him for an estimate. or you could ask him if there’s any old door from the scrapyard that can replace the damaged one, may be cheaper & faster way to do it.
if you’re not too tight in the pocket, maybe get the whole car respray to match the color, & hope your girl friend will forgive & love you for that…
June 28th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Big dent or small dent? A fairly large dent will require a bodyman to fix or reskin the door and repaint not only the door but also to “blend” the paint into adjacent panels…might run several hundred dollars. Replacing the door with a used one of the same color would be a lot cheaper if you can find one in a salvage yard in good shape.
A smaller dent with no paint damage may be able to be fixed by a PDR company…paintless dent removal…like Dent Wizards. Get a few estimates from some local bodyshops.
June 29th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
fayise43, Let me start out by saying I’m not the smartest person when it comes to auto repair. Last month I had some problems with my Honda Odyssey and I wasn’t sure how to fix them. I tried to search the Internet for tips, but the procedures were way too complex for my skills. I ended up going to the dealship for my repairs. The dealership tends to charge more than mom and pop repair shops, but they’ve seen all sorts of situations ( insurance problems, repair warranty issues, etc) and they seem to always find a way to help me. Maybe you can try calling auto repair shops in your area to see if they can help you.