Ku Xiong

folks, had a minor scratch about 15 inch, and a little dent on passenger side. any idea of how much it will cost to fix this? thanks.

AWallace45

Well they will probably have to repaint the whole side of the car to match paint. I had a ding and scrapes and it cost about $1800 all in on the passenger side.

uberwgn

Picture? Could it be polished out/hidden by a qualified detailer?

desert_q5

It depends a LOT on whether you have metallic/pearl or flat paint. Flat paint is a lot easier to match and thus repairs are a lot less expensive.

HaveBullDogWillTravel

Pull dent, fill, sand, scuff entire panel and adjoining panels, paint panel and blend into adjoining panels, and finally clear all 3 panels. I'll guess $600-800.00.

Steamer

That's about what we paid to have a door redone on our A4 after some idiot parked next to us decided he didn't care about letting his door fly open into the side of our car. I would say it's in that same ball park of about $700.

Ku Xiong

Thanks so much, folks! I am trying to attach a link to a pic, can you see it? The problem is that the scratch crosses the passenger door and the piece next to it. Also, paint is Daytona Grey, so it has pearl effect. Guess it will be more than $1000? Also, given the condition of scratch, it won't be rusty soon, right?

I will go to 2 body shops to have it checked and will let you guys know. I probably will just leave it like that if it does not get rusty soon.

What you guys think? What sucks is that it is a 1-week new Q5! anyway, that is how life is, at least, I am safe, that is most important.

Ku Xiong

https://picasaweb.google.com/1076774...68375225533186

this is the pic.

HaveBullDogWillTravel

With that extra panel and 3+ stage paint, I'd guess you could add at least $400.00 more. All of this is guess-work, however.
Additionally, what surface rust might come up(if any) in the next few weeks is nothing to worry about.

Ku Xiong

thanks. went to audi body shop yesterday, they quoted for 1.8k estimate, went to another local one, quoted 1.2-1.5k, but he was suggesting that I could just try to use some wax to get rid of it first. i ll try that this weekend, and decide not to fix it for now.