The cladding has come out and underneath can see white and a minor dent.
BHPian pratlegacy recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
Been less than a month since I got my Blackish Ageha Hycross, been loving it so far.
Yesterday night, to my utter horror, got a ugly scratch on the door and beneath the wheel cladding there’s a minor dent with paint removed. Happened when I was exiting a tight basement cellar of a restaurant, the mirror and rear passenger section had cleared the turning so I went through with more power since it was an incline, heard the scrape seconds letter. Completely my mistake since the 360 camera was dark and I hadn’t repositioned the mirror to point at the floor, so was blind to this. The cladding has come out and underneath can see white and a minor dent. Have put back the cladding now, only the door scratch is noticeable.
The friendly neighborhood 3M studio owner refused to take it saying maybe the scratches can go with polishing etc but 2 deep lines may remain but can’t do anything about the dent and he also mentioned there’s no hope of getting this particular share of paint painted outside and recommended me to approach the service centre itself. Is he right?
What are my options? Highend detailer or Nandi Toyota (my dealer in Bangalore)?
I’ve booked an appointment with Nandi Toyota on Monday. Will this be covered under insurance? Any help would be appreciated as this is my first car scratch ever. Willing to pay through the roof to get it patched but not sure about the correct course of action.
Here’s what BHPian rakesh_r replied:
Chillax, first encounters are always stressful. Nevertheless, I would stick to Toyota for the repaint, and later get good detailing done by a reputed
detailer. And yes, this would be covered by Insurance.
Here’s what BHPian Corollafan replied:
Stick with Toyota dealer for repainting. By the way if you tell name of the restaurant then others can be careful.
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