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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / May 2008Aaaargh...bloody circket ball.....
....I think it was, bounced off the bonnet of my 156 on the way home from work the other day. Just above and to the left of the grille in one of the creases - bugger! Left a dent a bit bigger than a 50p £440 quoted by my local Fiat (ex Alfa dealership, but they still do all servicing, bodywork etc), bugger that, how much does a new bonnet cost? So, took it my local Indy this morning, quoted me a ton. How I wish I was any good at bodywork Alan. > ....I think it was, bounced off the bonnet of my 156 on the way home from > work the other day. Just above and to the left of the grille in one of the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > How I wish I was any good at bodywork Yellow pages: Paintless dent removal (assuming the paint is OK)  SignatureCatman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk > Yellow pages: Paintless dent removal (assuming the paint is OK) Sadly, no. Even if it were OK, I believe these dent removal firms have to be able to get at the rear of the panel to push/smooth the dent out, seems to be a double skin on the bonnet so can't get at it :( Alan they can drill a hole in the inner skin and plug it later... >> Yellow pages: Paintless dent removal (assuming the paint is OK) >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Alan >> Yellow pages: Paintless dent removal (assuming the paint is OK) >> > Sadly, no. Even if it were OK, I believe these dent removal firms have to > be able to get at the rear of the panel to push/smooth the dent out, seems > to be a double skin on the bonnet so can't get at it :( :( indeed SignatureCatman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk > ....I think it was, bounced off the bonnet of my 156 on the way home from > work the other day. Just above and to the left of the grille in one of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Alan. I got my bonnet replaced - and the roof ! - after some bleedin' sods walked over the car. Cost £1400 but got it done on my comprehensive insurance. Cheers, David 156 - 2.5L - V6 > ....I think it was, bounced off the bonnet of my 156 on the way home from > work the other day. Just above and to the left of the grille in one of the > creases - bugger! Left a dent a bit bigger than a 50p Some places use a heat-shrink technique to remove such dents after major hailstorms. They anneal the metal using just the right amount of heat applied with a torch in the center of the dent, then use a wet rag to shrink the metal back to shape. You still have to redo the paint, but I know of valuable cars that were written off in a hailstorm being repaired quite cheaply using this technique - see if you can find somone who knows it.
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