two dents in top of 08

well i was installing my new sportscaster xm radio antenna and what did i find on my new 08 but two long dents on the top of the cab.I about lost it ,so i called my dealer and am taking it in tomorrow to have it looked at.But i dont know to have them paint the top or leave well enough alone as its not to the metal.
Any advice would be thankfully accepted. thanks

p.s. pics of sat install coming when rain stops

 

When you take it in, swear on your kid's (or future kid's) head that it had to be that way when you took possesion of the vehicle and you only noticed it when you crawled up top. If the dealership is worth a crap, they will bring in their dent removal service and take care of it. No painting necessary. So long as the dent does not have a sharp crease in it, you shouldn't be able to tell that it was ever there. Good luck!

 

That really sucks man, my taco had a small chip in the tail gate, they painted it with some paint then polished it, you cant notice it was there.... but dents.... that really sucks, i mean who really crawls up the top to check its everything ok?? they should repair it, like flavalk said, if they are worth crap, good luck.... tell us the outcome

 

I cant say for sure but chances of the dealership manning up and taking responsibility for the dents is slim to none.

That being said, how bad are the dents? You might be able to get them taken out by someone who does paintless dent removal.

I had my truck for 2 days, went to the grocery store and when I came out this is what I found.


Took it to one of those paintless dent repair places, $50 later you cant tell there was ever a dent there.

 

Cool deal glad it worked out i can only hope it works out for myself

 

Flavalk is right, sell the story and they'll take care of it.

 

Yeah Paintless Dent Repair is the way to go. They'll usually tell you ahead of time what kind of results to expect. The roof should be easy for them to get to with their tools. I've had 3 separate dents taken out this way. These trucks dent very easily.

 

and scratch and chip and . . .

 

got back from dealership and i will have to take it in for pdr next week. But the good news is they will take care of it no problems at all.

 

I found a small dent on the roof of mine too! I washed it a week after I got it and found a little dent on one of the raised section of the roof. It's not big so I said screw it. Where are you going to put your xm anten, I have sirius and don't know if I even want to put it on.

 

hope this helps you out

 

Do you have any problems going through the car wash with it?? My sirius 'tenna is smaller and I worry about it scratching my roof if I go through the car wash. I would probably cryif that happened. I have never put it on the outside, I put it on the rear deck of mine and my wifes car between the speakers and it works great. I just worry about getting a giant gash on my roof from that spinny thing at the car wash pushing my 'tenna around. Thanks for the pics, give you some rep for that!

 

when you say rear deck were do you mean?

 

in a sedan you have the area behind the backseat headrest where the speakers are. like the rear dashboard i guess, I dont think it's called a rear deck but I dont know what it's called. I put some double sided tape about 3 inches from the base of the rear window so the antenna has a clear view of the sky, I like the unaltered look. I have done that in all 3 cars and it works great but now I have a truck!

Here is a pic:

^this area, maybe its called a rear shelf?

 

I only use touch less car washes the spray by hand ones

 

I installed my XM in the new ride today. I tried something different. Instead of running it through the windshield trim, I put it on the little flat spot on the left side of the hood. It works great and is very inconspicuous. I didn't think you could still stick that cord into the gasket, but it looks like wbhvacer figured it out.

Also, I love the Thomas Paine quote.

 

I believe it's called a parcel shelf... at least that's what BMW calls it.

 

Cool, thanks for the headsup!