It hasn't been hit from the front or the back but appears to have been clouted from about 45 degrees from the. back. Paint appears unbroken but scuffed over a height of about 12 inches. No visible damage to quarter window, tail gate or light cluster or roof. Dent is about an inch deep and the size of your hand.
Very annoyed, as the vehicle was parked on its own in a quiet sports centre carpark this morning for only 45 minutes.
14th Apr 2009 3:32 pm
SJR
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Re: How do you damage a D-Pillar?
marko wrote:
baseball...
Nah, not played enough in the UK............................could have been rounders though
USA don't want to share it as a sport which is why the world series only includes North American teams I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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14th Apr 2009 3:36 pm
matt_tdv6
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The english would be to good thats why the USA wont share it
They would join the panel and not replace both sides...
Insurance companys would usually re-shell if the truck was worth doing...All the recent salvage going through is on a CAT X unrecorded because the insurance companys can make more money instead of rating them as a CAT C/D which halfs the value
14th Apr 2009 3:48 pm
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off topic, but Japan just beat America in the World Series, second year running Bodsys Brake Bible
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14th Apr 2009 4:05 pm
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on topic.....
got quote in, £1250 to fix dent...........apparently it is quite a whack, far more than a ball of any variety would be capable of. Still no idea what actually did itend of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
14th Apr 2009 4:22 pm
matt_tdv6
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How much!!!
Would you like me to PM you the price i paid to have my D3 repaired and fully colour coded
14th Apr 2009 4:59 pm
Renny
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SPOTTER wrote:
.......there is no way who ever did it cannot have noticed it.
Someone reversed into our house and failed to notice it. At least they never owned up to it... Renny Thomson
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14th Apr 2009 5:45 pm
SPOTTER
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matt_tdv6 wrote:
How much!!!
Would you like me to PM you the price i paid to have my D3 repaired and fully colour coded
I am holding on........... end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
14th Apr 2009 6:20 pm
SPOTTER
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Renny wrote:
SPOTTER wrote:
.......there is no way who ever did it cannot have noticed it.
Someone reversed into our house and failed to notice it. At least they never owned up to it...
Don't think it was me, it was definitely stationary and locked at the time of incurring damge end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
14th Apr 2009 6:21 pm
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SPOTTER, any pics of the damage???
14th Apr 2009 7:23 pm
SPOTTER
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yes DSL, when I find the cable twixt camera and PC end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
16th Apr 2009 6:53 am
matt_tdv6
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SPOTTER wrote:
matt_tdv6 wrote:
How much!!!
Would you like me to PM you the price i paid to have my D3 repaired and fully colour coded
I am holding on...........
PM Sent with the price
16th Apr 2009 12:57 pm
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Wow, that's a lot, no wonder they got voted the best bodyshop. They must be employing cosmetic surgeons.
16th Apr 2009 1:11 pm
SPOTTER
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thanks Matt_tdv6 that is quite difference.........like several magnitudes.......
Yes their hourly rate is unacceptable to the insurance company........however having experienced the acceptable bodyshop (both LR approved) I am prepared to pay out of my own pocket.............
I am expecting great things........only problem is that rest of the car will look very tatty compared!!! It seems to be a fair bit of work with the dismantling and reshaping, a few hours of surgeon labour there.end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
16th Apr 2009 1:34 pm
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I thought you could insist on where you car gets fixed now. I don't blame you on the approved insurance side, they are approved on prices not quality of repair. Of the 2 repairs I have had done by approved garages, the first had to be done 3 times (and they still only put one bolt in the tailgate) and the second was done 4 times after they forgot to bolt the new wing to the car, they broke the indicator and worse the sill trim flew off on the motorway on the way back from the garage.
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that is quite difference.........like several magnitudes....... 
