Hi all,
Almost brand new 2024 Mazda 3 hatchback in Soul Red here. Was driving home the other night and heard a horrific bang on the side of the car. Dashcam footage revealed a branch fell or was flung up by another vehicle and impacted the front quarter panel of the car, causing two very minor dents and some corresponding marks/scratches on the paint work.
I did take it to a smash repair mob who were reputable but they want to respray the bonnet, two side doors, front panel and the quarter panel itself to "blend it" at a cost of over $5000AUD through insurance.
I went to another bunch and they said the same thing due to the way the soul red is done however they said you may be able to do paintless dent repair and then touch up the scratches but then when they saw the photos he said they were too sharp to do PDR but they are actually quite shallow from my view.
Now, I'm a perfectionist, but I'm going to take any option that is less than perfect over respraying half of a vehicle and making an insurance claim.
Attached are some pictures. The panel is PPF wrapped so most of the white and grey/brown marks you see are actually the PPF itself, not the paint work, so it definitely looks worse than it is.
I guess I'm after some advice here on next steps. Am I expecting a miracle to be performed and my only option is an insurance claim where half of a brand new car is going to be resprayed to fix two dents?
Almost brand new 2024 Mazda 3 hatchback in Soul Red here. Was driving home the other night and heard a horrific bang on the side of the car. Dashcam footage revealed a branch fell or was flung up by another vehicle and impacted the front quarter panel of the car, causing two very minor dents and some corresponding marks/scratches on the paint work.
I did take it to a smash repair mob who were reputable but they want to respray the bonnet, two side doors, front panel and the quarter panel itself to "blend it" at a cost of over $5000AUD through insurance.
I went to another bunch and they said the same thing due to the way the soul red is done however they said you may be able to do paintless dent repair and then touch up the scratches but then when they saw the photos he said they were too sharp to do PDR but they are actually quite shallow from my view.
Now, I'm a perfectionist, but I'm going to take any option that is less than perfect over respraying half of a vehicle and making an insurance claim.
Attached are some pictures. The panel is PPF wrapped so most of the white and grey/brown marks you see are actually the PPF itself, not the paint work, so it definitely looks worse than it is.
I guess I'm after some advice here on next steps. Am I expecting a miracle to be performed and my only option is an insurance claim where half of a brand new car is going to be resprayed to fix two dents?