Vandalized!! WTF?
 

So the other day I took my car to a hand car wash and as it was pulling out from the wash bay I notice this...and absolutely sh*t a golden brick.

While I couldn't possibly imagine how this could have happened while my car was being washed, I asked to see the manager. Fortunately this place has security cameras covering every single angle possible. Together we watched my car being vacuumed and washed and sure enough, there was nothing to show that the car was damaged while in their hands.

So obviously this was done while I was either at home or work, (no security cams at the office :mad:) and I just didn't notice it until later in the day. It looks like someone just took the palm of their hand and pressed as hard as they could. There's no scuff marks or breaks in the paint, so I highly doubt that this was caused by any sort of object. What's wrong with people nowadays?

That's too bad; people have no respect for others' property! What do you plan on doing now, going through insurance?

Sorry to see that.
Call up a dent Dr. and see what the cost will be for them to come out and repair it. I wouldn't report it.

Yes PDR should fix that right up and it should be around $100 or so! No bondo or paint required! You should not be able to notice it at all after if they do a good job.

my car was keyed by a bunch of kids at a bowling alley.. I parked far away and heard chirps of look at that guy, how far he is parking, etc... I came out didnt notice anything, washed my car the next day and there was a pathetic key mark running along my drivers side door... It came out with Meguires Scratch X ( completely ) ... I have been stopping there, here and there looking for the kids but havent seen him again.

people just suck !

I have a $500 deductible, so it's not worth it to go through insurance. Also, according to the guys at my shop, with a dent this big they're pretty sure that I won't be able to get this fixed via paintless dent repair. My guess it that's going to be about a $300-$400 job. :shakes head:

I don't get what kind of brain damaged wanker would do such a thing to ANY car :shakes head:. You'll get it back as new and forget about it, don't worry too much about it because this is exactly what that idiot tried to achieve -> to piss you off.

That sucks. It makes me sick to see that happen to anybody's car.

It looks like someone might have been "testing out" your suspension and worked it a little too hard. No excuse for ******* behavior, but it might not have been malicious -- just stupid and inconsiderate.

It's always walking a line to try to protect these cars in public. I got a couple of laughs from other Z drivers at the last Z club of Houston meeting trying to park defensively at the restaurant where we met. I chose a corner spot, but realized I couldn't really park defensively (taking only one space, but taking ALL of it) without blocking another space. I tried about three times to line it up just right, but no dice. Either some jerk would try to slide in the 3/4 space that was left, or key me to prove "how dare I love my car and want to keep it from being damaged".

I usually split the difference in big parking lots. I park far enough away so that no one will park next to me, but not so far away that I stand out. People can suck it.

This kind of vandalisim was discussed in another thread too. If you double park or park far away all by yourself it does draw the attention of the wrong kind of people who will fuk your car up just because you think its so special to park away from everything. It sucks but thats just how some people are. I would just park regular but try to get a spot where only one car can park by you. Plus everytime I get in my car I check her out, atleast on the drivers side, just for something that might have been done to it. Hopefully the dent will come out and not have messed up the paint.

If it cant be fixed by the dent doctor and needs to be fixed and bondo'd then it will probably cost more than that as they will probably paint the whole panel or close to it and that might mean you will go over your deductable. If its just a few dollars then dont claim it but if its a couple hundred or more over then you might want to if you dont have the money to cover it.

Was the dent in the first video from the cameras?

I bet you could just push that back out if you take the panel off. Then dent doctor can touch up the rest.

Huh???

I bet you can fix this yourself. Get some Liquid soap and a plunger. Put the soap around the brim of the plunger to make a good seal between the plunger and the car and pop that bad boy out.

Funny as the "Tobacco Cigaratte" is far worse and more addictive than "Marihuana" :icon18: :rofl2:

Yeap, like I oisted before I had a dent and the Dent Dr, repaired for $75.

However that damage might cost more, but try it first. Most of them are mobile and don't charge a service or tax fee. They have a Nationwide website.

do a paintless dent repair. it seems that there are not scratches and its good to do it. or do it yourself with a towel and a pry bar by taking the panels apart. good luck!

PDR is right. that's more like a $300+ job, i thinks if done at a reputable shop.

do yourself a favor and DONT touch it, let the pro's do it. the more angles you accidentally put in there the harder it is for the tech to fix.

AGREED!!!!!! Let a pro fix it before you make it worse, no offense, but don't touch it.

I agree do not attempt the repair yourself it will make it impossible for a PDR tech to repair. From looking at the pics it may be possible to repair via PDR the tricky part wil be the wheel arch area as body line significantly strengthen the metal making PDR difficult also that area has limited tool access due to the inner wheel well meeting the outer sheetmetal.

thats a bad day!

You can try a hair dryer and Compressed air! It wont hurt the paint, worth a try!

yes this kinda thing sucks bigtime and the worst part of it is if you catch the pricks and give them a beating, the law will come down on their side. Or you could restrain them and they claim excessive force you're screwed in the eyes of our law. the law is to blame for a part of this too.

Did you piss anyone off at work?

When I had my A4 years ago I noticed a very similar dent on the front fender at a car wash right after the car was washed. I was convinced that they had done it but when we reviewed the tapes we didn't see anything that could've happened. I wonder if these cameras are setup so that they don't catch these things? lol...In reality it's probably the dirt covering up the dent though, once it's washed it stands out.

That's on the drivers side though, you didn't notice that huge thing before getting into the car?

Sucks either way, hope they can remove that without major work.

doesnt work tried it. along time ago

I had the same results - didn't work for me, but it was a rather large q-panel dent.

Take it to a pro PDR, they will fix that up no problem...

Someone cleaning your car decided to lean against your fender while washing the rocker panel or bumper near the bottom, the weight of their fat caused the fender to push in. Definately looks like a dent from a lazy fat car wash worker...

I think what he was asking is could you see the dent in all of the security cameras at the car wash or did it appear midway through the process? Just because you don't actually see it get created doesn't mean you can't prove to the owner that it happened during the process. Wonder if they still have the footage because I'd start with the first shot of it going in.

Me personally, I would've taken someone's life at the car wash first then calmed down and watched the footage. :icon17:

I would take it to a PDR place, from the looks of it, may be too big of a dent for a PDR fix.

You can remove the interior hatch plastic and push it out and see how it looks, then take it to a PDR if its still messed up.

Ahh...that makes sense. Actually, the footage showed that after I got out of the car and while the car was being vacummed, no one approached that part of the car, much less leaned against it. As it was being pulled into the wash bay you could clearly see that the dent was already there.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. All you people out there that say DIY are pretty brave. There's no way I would screw with this myself!

The idea that I've gotten so far is that for a dent that size, PDR is going to cost anywhere from $200-$250. Also, there's a good chance that the damage would still be slightly noticable. Going the traditional bodyshop route is going to run me about $400, with the guarantee that the repair will look perfect. That being the case, it looks like I'm off to the bodyshop.

Honestly, it looks as if somebody hit a homer. Was there a baseball lying next to your car?

That's exactly what I thought at first - I think a ball striking the car would've left some sort of scuff though - if that was the only ball they had, they may have retrieved it and kept on playing. :icon17:

I agree with Kenchan, The only thing that could make this worse, is if you made it worse. Whatever the Dent Dr. can do, he'll at least do it right the first time. His suction devices are smaller and more controllable... Far different than using dish soap and a toilet plunger.

Good luck... Guess on cost if Dent Dr can't fix it, meaning I am guessing at the quote you already got from a shop is $650 - $750