Feeling Sick! First major body damage....

As the title states cought a branch pretty bad on the pass rear door. IDK how nothing else got damaged. Gotta get some estimates

 

need some sliders!

 

meh? I ran into a tree stump that was buried in a sand dune, fucked up my bumper and put a crease/dent into my tailgate, I was pissed at first, i have since replaced the bumper and kept the tailgate as a scar to remind me of good times

 

I don't think sliders would have done anything.... where the branch hit it was kinda way up and it was hiding in some California grass. Had an awesome morning wheeling though!

 

bum hair

 

Lol the door "ding" looks like a couple grand worth of damage. And my wife's gonna remind me about how stupid I am every time she gets in....

 

saw the pics on insta!

when I get back for the summer we should go wheel someplace

 

make her walk then

 

You gotta come to puna and ill take you on some real trails.... Lol. Just make sure you put on new CV boots

 

shoot, we go!
By summer I'll have new CV's....

and be full mid travel up front

gotta grab those other guys that like to do burnouts too

 

Lol burn outs... The trail that I did that on I had to hit the "RRdiff lock" to get out so that would be a no for them. (Btw first time I ever had to use it)

 

Not to be a prick but if you really feel sick about this, don't take your truck off road.
My son-in-law is the same way. Got a scratch and told me how bad it was.

If you go off road, you WILL get scratches and dents. No way around it. Since it is fun, except some dents and go on with it.

 

No I really feel sick because I should have checked for that branch..... I agree with you you wheel your gonna mess things up its just eventually it happens like the title reads "first major body damage" it's not the first scratch or ding, just a bad panel smash.

 

hope you can fix ti yourself or it doesn't cost too much to get it repaired.

 

Naw I'm gonna do it the right way go through my insurance. I'd do it myself if my truck wasn't a 2010.... $500 deductible to me is worth it not to have to worry about it done right!

 

So Quick update: going through My Insurance co. Gonna cost $2100 to fix thats all..... So $500 deductable out of my pocket.

 

I'm personally getting a lot of satisfaction learning how to paint and fix minor body damage. I would call that fairly minor damage, but $2100 is probably in the ballpark of what a body shop might charge - a bit high but still within the ballpark. Door skin is one of the easier areas to fix since often you can access both sides of the metal. I still need to invest in a buffer and polisher, but otherwise I've spent less than $600 getting all the equipment so far, including a nice compressor. It is really nice to have somebody else fix it the right way, though! Takes a few practice runs to get it looking good when you are learning.

 

pull the dent, fix the rest of the damage, blend the surrounding panels. I got 5 estimate's and submiting the highest to my insurance co and Cashing out......

 

When you sleep with dogs, you are bound to get fleas....meaning, if you run off-road be ready for some damage. It's all part of the game.

 

At least you had the satisfaction of doing something that caused the damage. Imagine my delight when I was washing the truck this last Saturday and found a gash from one of my ever so kind neighbors without a note or a reach around.