Wife ran into garage door - help

If I had to pick a spot for a ding, this would be it. Least noticeable.

 

Wise man.

 

True.

 

I was thinking about sound deadening ….

 

Good idea.

 

All shops that do insurance work use filler. Even Toyota certified ones. I've worked at many certified shops BMW, Tesla, Toyota, etc. They all use filler on repaired panels, bumpers, and on some replacement panels like 1/4 panels. There is no way around it. Especially when the insurance company only approves to repair the panel, instead of replace.

In the case of this roof repair. There will be filler involved if it goes through insurance. Even if the tech gets a near perfect metal finish, filler will be used at the end.

 

I think PDR is reasonable. I found the best guy in my area.

 

It’ll all work out.

 

That’s a lot more fucking complicated than filler and headliners lol

 

I hear the 2024s are coming out soon.

just saying…

 

That’s really young… I think a model 2000 wife would be nice

 

I would PDR as best as possible knowing it's not going to be 100% perfect and replace the fin. Compound and polish any scratches. Over time you'll forget about it and could probably trade it in semi repaired without dealer even knowing. Sh*t Happens; Life goes on.

 

Been there:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/garage-door-vs-tacoma-xm-antenna-reinstall.777562/

In the end, I did an insurance claim.

 

Wife#1 was 2 years older than me. Wife #2 was born the year I got my drivers license. I’ve gotta say, I’m happier with the current one.

 

That’s actually exactly what happened to me.. I just didn’t feel like explaining it

Were you happy with the outcome? Reading your thread makes me think I should go to a body shop.

 

Headliner is a non-issue, as long as they're not a heavy-handed tard.

How's this even happen? No safety sensors or remote was activated while backing out/pulling in?

 

I was rushing. Wife closed door on accident is the real story. Just didn’t feel like explaining it. Sensor went off but I was moving too fast. Just as much my fault. But … I would like not to live it over and over.

 

Was your sheetmetal damaged where the bolt goes through?

 

Make the dents look smaller and then let a bodyshop see it for the final fix- estimate will cost less.

 

I would heat up the area with a hair dryer and then pull up on the antenna. It probably won't work but it won't hurt. Don't try to rip the antenna off, just give it a good steady pull.