GT350 Ding Magnet?

[Rogue]

Anyone else finding this car attracts them pretty easy? Not sure if it's a door ding or rocks getting thrown up, hard to distinguish sometimes. I've got 3 very shallow ones with no scratch to paint (to actually see the you have to get down low and search for it with the lighting.) Still bugs me though.

Local dealer has a good "ding doctor" they recommend. Wondering what to expect on cost.

I know it's almost inevitable on cars that are driven, but a bit fast for my liking.

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[Spa2k]

Anyone else finding this car attracts them pretty easy? Not sure if it's a door ding or rocks getting thrown up, hard to distinguish sometimes. I've got 3 very shallow ones with no scratch to paint (to actually see the you have to get down low and search for it with the lighting.) Still bugs me though.

Local dealer has a good "ding doctor" they recommend. Wondering what to expect on cost.

I know it's almost inevitable on cars that are driven, but a bit fast for my liking.

That's why I had Xpel applied to the rockers, bottoms of the doors and in front of the rear wheels (in addition to the front end). The sticky tires throw up all kids of stuff, and it's only going to get worse as the weather gets warmer, the tires get stickier and the hard-headed bugs come out to play.

FWIW, I've paid $60-$100 per ding for paintless dent removal.

 

[CANTWN4LSN]

That's why I had Xpel applied to the rockers, bottoms of the doors and in front of the rear wheels (in addition to the front end). The sticky tires throw up all kids of stuff, and it's only going to get worse as the weather gets warmer, the tires get stickier and the hard-headed bugs come out to play.

FWIW, I've paid $60-$100 per ding for paintless dent removal.

Any thought to XPEL behind the rear wheels as well? Seems like stuff gets thrown there too.

 

[Shift]

This thread is gonna make me pony up the extra $2500 to get the rest of the car covered lol

 

[Zitrosounds]

Anyone else finding this car attracts them pretty easy? Not sure if it's a door ding or rocks getting thrown up, hard to distinguish sometimes. I've got 3 very shallow ones with no scratch to paint (to actually see the you have to get down low and search for it with the lighting.) Still bugs me though.

Local dealer has a good "ding doctor" they recommend. Wondering what to expect on cost.

I know it's almost inevitable on cars that are driven, but a bit fast for my liking.

I have used paint-less dent repair numerous times. Never had a dent from rocks on the road but have had many chips due to it. The cost for PDR varies as little as 50 for smaller dents to 150 dollars for several dents. If it is mid-line on the vehicle it probably was some jerk who dinged you. Sometimes chips look like dents due there concaveness.

 

[Spa2k]

Any thought to XPEL behind the rear wheels as well? Seems like stuff gets thrown there too.

I haven't seen much hitting there yet, probably because of the black aero extensions, but I'm watching those areas. My goal is to protect the vulnerable areas of the car without wrapping the whole freaking thing in Saran Wrap.

 

[krt22]

My installer said behind the rear wheel should be fine due to the spats. Also said the rockers shouldnt be that bad due to the side skirts. We shall find out!

 

[icormba]

I got my first 2 rock chips way up on the hood near the passenger windshield wiper. :doh:

 

[cosmo]

If you're brave enough, and the dents aren't on a crease, a blow dryer and dry ice will remove most small dents.

Paintless Dent Repair runs from 50 each all way up to 300. Creases will typically be more towards the 300 per dent cost.

 

[Donkey]

Local guy here took out about 10 various dents and dings on my last car. Including a dent on the edge of my hood. Cost was 150 and he did an outstanding job.

 

[Zombo]

I noticed there are 2 flaws (indents) in my sheet metal ~9 inches on either side of the rear camera on the crease in the trunk lid. They look like there are just about where the stripes would end. They can only be seen at a certain angle.

Anyone else notice this, or is it just specific to mine? Probably easier to see on a stripe-less GT350. Thanks.

 

[TheDeadCow]

Any thought to XPEL behind the rear wheels as well? Seems like stuff gets thrown there too.

I have the high impact area Xpel pattern (front of rear fender) and part of the Xpel rocker panel pattern (behind rear fender).

Talk to your installer, they may let you mix and match patterns like I did.

 

[jasonstang]

Just poor quality.
My car comes pre-dinged.

 

[macroy]

I noticed there are 2 flaws (indents) in my sheet metal ~9 inches on either side of the rear camera on the crease in the trunk lid. They look like there are just about where the stripes would end. They can only be seen at a certain angle.

Anyone else notice this, or is it just specific to mine? Probably easier to see on a stripe-less GT350. Thanks.

Funny - I had one on that edge too (more towards the side) before I took delivery. The dealer had a paintless guy that took care of it.

Of course, I did find a slight "protrusion" on the hood recently (right where the hood transitions from the center bulge down to the flat part). No idea how that got there. I thought I had shut the hood too hard once and hit something underneath. But there's really nothing below that. In fact, there's another layer underneath.

 

[ARS1]

I've got one on the hood of mine I didn't see upon initial inspection but I found it the next day on the hood by the drivers fender. Dealer is going to take care of it with paintless dent.

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