Hi all,
I picked up our new ST FR a few weeks ago and, during the delivery handover, I noticed a small dent on the tailgate. I pointed it out to the dealer who was fine about it, and agreed to send their dent guy out to repair it. Here's a picture but it's quite hard to make out in a photo.
After a few weeks delay due to holidays and other commitments, the dent guy came today and concluded that he couldn't repair it because the dent is on a double-skinned section of bodywork, where the light aperture is reinforced. So the only option for a repair would be a light skin of filler followed by a respray. I plan to ask the dealer to do this, but am I at risk of further problems from:
Is there anything I should watch out for? Is this opening a can of worms or will it be a straightforward bit of bodywork repair? I haven't ever needed to get this type of thing done before so any advice would be welcome.
Cheers
I picked up our new ST FR a few weeks ago and, during the delivery handover, I noticed a small dent on the tailgate. I pointed it out to the dealer who was fine about it, and agreed to send their dent guy out to repair it. Here's a picture but it's quite hard to make out in a photo.
After a few weeks delay due to holidays and other commitments, the dent guy came today and concluded that he couldn't repair it because the dent is on a double-skinned section of bodywork, where the light aperture is reinforced. So the only option for a repair would be a light skin of filler followed by a respray. I plan to ask the dealer to do this, but am I at risk of further problems from:
- Poor blending of paintwork
- Colour match problems (Technic Grey)
- Squeaks and rattles after reassembly (does anything need to be taken apart for this type of job?)
Is there anything I should watch out for? Is this opening a can of worms or will it be a straightforward bit of bodywork repair? I haven't ever needed to get this type of thing done before so any advice would be welcome.
Cheers