# Car body work cost? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832 "2020-04-29T18:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/1 "2020-04-29T18:29:04Z")
I have a dent in the back door of my 2017 Nissan Rogue. There is no other damage to the car. The paint is intact. What’s a ballpark cost to fix this? Hopefully $500 but maybe $1000? White color if that matters. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/2 "2020-04-29T18:35:25Z")
Depends on the dent. How bad is it? Can you post a picture? How well do you want it fixed. A replacement panel may be expensive. Someone can make that look like new for $500 or less, but a lot of body shops won’t do anything but insurance work, so you may have to look around. Ask whoever does other service on your car, they may know someone locally. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/3 "2020-04-29T19:07:43Z")
This is not an insurance claim. I will ask my regular mechanic about body shops. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/4 "2020-04-29T19:14:00Z")
Can you give some estimate of the size of the dent? X inches wide, and Y inches high, and as deep as Z inches? A new door panel may be expensive, a used one less so, pulling the dent and filling with Bondo much less than that. That final option may be the only way to get it done for $500 or less. Do you mind having a two color car? Replacing it with a used door may be a reasonable solution if you don’t need it painted also. Since it’s a fairly new car I assume you prefer not to go two-tone like that. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/5 "2020-04-29T19:17:00Z")
I can pay $1000 if needed , I don’t want to go cheap. The dent is pretty big maybe 10x10 inches. It might be cheaper just to replace the door panel . I will try to go to a shop today and get a quote. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-body-work-cost/852832/6 "2020-04-29T19:28:29Z")
That’s not a huge dent but I think I’d get a new door panel for a car that new also. Good luck.