Paintless Dent Removal prices

[ULUA.LAWAIA]

Does anyone know of a PDR service that charges *per panel* rather than *per dent*? I somehow got the impression that they usually charged per panel, so when I accumulated some door dings all on one door, I didn`t think much of it, thinking that it would be cheap to get it all out. But now I`m calling around and it turns out they charge per dent, and since I have at least 5 dings on one door, it adds up to a few hundred dollars.



Am I crazy, or are there PDR guys out there that charge per panel?



I`ve called Dent Wizard already, and their quote for me was over $200. Should I just suck it up and pay? Or does anyone else have other recommendations? I am located in Southern California: San Gabriel Valley, City of Industry area.

[Silver_04]

I`m not familar with your area , but I recently had 10 dents removed from a customers BMW and was charged 75USD. Although the price was cheap, the quality was excellent. For 200USD I would be inclined to search for a different company.

[Setec Astronomy]

When the hail repair guys came through after that big hailstorm last year, they wanted $1800 to fix 150-200 hail dents in my car. So $200 sounds a little pricey, but I doubt you`ll find much better.



As far as the "one panel" price, obviously, they have to remove each dent individually, but if it`s all on one door, they only have to remove one piece of trim (presuming they go in behind the panel).

[scottlee]

4 years ago i had 4 dents removed for 160, around 40 bucks a dent , sounds like about the same pricing, i thought it was pricey and when i picked it up and it looked perfect it was money well spent :up

[topnotchtouch]

I would shop around, seems some charge per dent and some charge per panel. I have seen it both ways. Might be different in your area though. Think of it this way, $200 is still less than a repaint.

[Inspector1]

I have found that retail PDR guy`s tend to be pricey..

Contact your dealer and find out who they use, they may be a lot more fair due to the fact of using the dealer as a referral.



I1:)

[Scottwax]

Usually, you get a discount over their per dent price if you have a whole panel repaired. $200 is about the going rate per panel in my area. I`d still shop around though.

[ULUA.LAWAIA]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I will keep shopping around, and if it ends up being $200, so be it.

[gnahc79]

Try www.dentpro.com, dunno if there`s one nearby where you live in California. A 2" dent retails for $129.00 and subsequent dents are 50% off. You could probably work out some sort of additional discount for the 5 dents. The one here in Campbell/San Jose is very honest and friendly :).

[TX78VETTE]

I just got every dent taken out of my Durango for $160.00. 17 or 18 dings...shop around...I paid the $75 per panel before...until I did some shopping.

[huangdong28]

This was 4 or years ago, but it was $50 for the first dent, $75 max per panel.

[jimmybuffit]

I know about Central Indiana, that`s all I need.



A dent tech comes to my shop, on short notice, and charges ME $50 per panel, regardless of the number (hey, once he`s behind the panel, the dents take very little time).



I charge the Client $75.



Sometimes the tech is gone in 20 minutes, and sometimes it takes 90 minutes to decide that it won`t be perfect...



Wish I could be more specific to SoCal market.

[imported_Rickster]

Give this company a call Dents Out Plus

www.dentsoutplus.com (http://www.dentsoutplus.com) they do really good work and are fairly priced. They have worked on my Mini and my M5 several times.



Rickster