Help, my GT has DENTS!!!!!!


Rob Harris

GT Owner
Nov 20, 2006
75
Calgary
Hi gang, I just bought a new heritage edition GT and, to my shagrin, when I went to give the dealer a cheque, I noticed two small dents on the rear drivers wheel arch. It appears that, my dealer attempted to protect my car by roping it off and, allowed a metal post to fall against it :eek . I am confident that a paintless dent specialist could get the dents out if they he were able to get to the rear of them BUT>>>>> I can't see how they can be accessed. Does anyone have any knowledge of whether or not dents can be pulled out of this area????

HELP! :confused
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
dents

Rob haris said:
Hi gang, I just bought a new heritage edition GT and, to my shagrin, when I went to give the dealer a cheque, I noticed two small dents on the rear drivers wheel arch. It appears that, my dealer attempted to protect my car by roping it off and, allowed a metal post to fall against it :eek . I am confident that a paintless dent specialist could get the dents out if they he were able to get to the rear of them BUT>>>>> I can't see how they can be accessed. Does anyone have any knowledge of whether or not dents can be pulled out of this area????

HELP! :confused

Rob:
CALL a dent dude & have him come and LOOK for "hisself".
FYI ... check around 2C WHICH dent dude people recommend you call ... there are a lotta IDIOTS in that business. (Don't ask me how I happen to KNOW that...)

E.P.
 

lamboman

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Jun 14, 2006
248
Atlanta area
Won't the dealer take care of that for you?
 
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HHGT

Guest
Last time I checked, you can only pull a dent out of sheet metal. :ack
 

tiger 6

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Mar 5, 2006
234
virginia
Rob,
I would suggest you "do this right." Find the best body work specialist in your area who has some experience with aluminum/Jag/Ferrari etc repairs and let them look at the car. It may cost a bit more $, but you will have the satisfaction of knowing it has been done correctly.
I would also tell your dealer what you plan on doing and that you expect him to take care of any costs involved. If he says he can take care of it, you should make the decision as to who you want to do the work.
If you are in the Mid Atlantic-North East area, pm me and I'll give you a contact.
 

Gierkink

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Oct 5, 2005
672
Wellington, FL
I had a door ding in my driver’s side door and took it to Roush who service all GTs in the United Kingdom. They had a guy come in who does all of their dent repair work and he repaired it perfectly. If I showed you where the dent once was you wouldn’t be able to see any remnant of it. I would suggest you contact the service manager at a high-end automobile dealer in your area and ask them who they use. That should get you someone qualified to work on a GT. Qualified dent repair guys are very good at getting into difficult areas of a car and I believe a ding on the area you described should be accessible.

Cheers,


Rob
 

nota4re

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Feb 15, 2006
4,341
Rob,

The dent guys can work with aluminum but as EP points out, the trick is to find a GOOD dent guy - not just ANY dent guy. Aluminum experience would be a big plus.

To get to the back side of the dents you mentioned, the dent guy will need to drill one or more holes in the fiberglass underneath. There is some padding up by the wheel arch and he/she may be able to drill a hole underneath that so that it is hidden when done. Also, it goes without saying, try to get by with as small a hole as possible. Even if it is "in the open", you can likely "hide" the presence of a hole by sticking a plastic button christmas tree into it.

To find a good dent guy, I have a couple of recommendations. First off, you may try a post over on www.nsxprime.com board. Historically, the NSX guys were a good bunch although the median age as dropped a lot with the value of the car. Nevertheless, the NSX is also an all-aluminum bodied car and maybe someone over there can recommend someone in your area.

Failing that, I would visit a couple of higher-end car dealerships. See who they use. Try to talk to the techs and not the sales people. In terms of service, the Lexus dealerships have some pretty high standards and are geneally approachable.

Most of all, sleep well. If the dents are small and the paint is undamaged, I'm sure you'll get them out and no one will ever be able to tell they were there.

Congrats on your purchase. Take it easy driving the car until you are used to it. HP (aka rear wheel spin) is VERY much a funtion of weather. Now that it has cooled off a bit it is really too darn easy to light those rear tires - sometimes when you don't want to.
 
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Neilda

GT Owner
Oct 19, 2005
3,559
London, UK
Hi Rob - congrats on your GT, sorry to hear about the dents....

Is there an Aston Martin dealer near you? Who do they use for dents? That'd be the route to go I reckon.

What is the dealer saying about this?
 

GT Tech

Ford GT Team Alumni
Aug 13, 2006
678
Kingman, Arizona
One of my clients recently put his new GT in a ditch. He took out the right side rocker panel, 1/4 panel, as well as putting dents in the lift gate just above the wheel opening.

As it happens, my son is the body shop manager of a local DCX dealer, so I took the car there to do the repairs. One of his body men is from Argentina, where he trained in working with aluminum. I took out the inner air intake grill, and he was able to make a tool that slid over the inner carbon fiber panel. It took him about a hour to slowly work the dents out, then file the outer surface smooth. After painting, the area was flawless. He used no filler whatsoever. I was impressed.:thumbsup
 

dan

GT Owner
Oct 19, 2006
54
where do you live? PM me or reply to the list. I have the answer for you
 

Rob Harris

GT Owner
Nov 20, 2006
75
Calgary
Thanks EVERYONE for your advice. I had a dent guy look at the car and he is 99% he can fix it. I am happy again. Can't wait to drive it...........


Rob