door ding...

[wallymn]

noticed my first door ding today (passenger side so I don't know how long it has been there ). small enough that I think I can fix via PDR.
Why can't people be more careful when opening their doors..

I generally park "away" to avoid getting dinged.

 

[nearwater]

Sorry to hear that. I feel the pain.
Some people are just that careless ass#ats. They just don't have any respect for other people's property.
I'm glad the damage isn't severe. I've seen some very nasty door dings get fixed like new with PDR.
Good luck.

Dan

 

[iqjumpuw]

What the heck is PDR?

 

[BBQ Bandit]

What the heck is PDR?

Paintless Dent Repair

 

[Jerome Leff]

Try Automotivetouchup.com. They can really match the Genesis colors perfectly and have various sizes of touch up and the paint stick is also available. They ship very quickly and the touch up paint is an exact match. I have used them on chips on my Sonata and Genesis.

 

[wallymn]

Try Automotivetouchup.com. They can really match the Genesis colors perfectly and have various sizes of touch up and the paint stick is also available. They ship very quickly and the touch up paint is an exact match. I have used them on chips on my Sonata and Genesis.

thanks but the paint isn't damaged.. I think PDR can take care of it, I just need to find some time to get it done..

 

[stars9texashockey]

and why can't auto manufacturers incorporate attractive and useful body-side moldings anymore?

 

[wallymn]

there is no way to do that in today's market, You would need a floor to roof cladding, between low cars (corvettes) and high trucks (mudder pick ups) a ding can happen at any height...

 

[Cut-Throat]

The worst offenders are 2-Doors. The Doors are about 30% larger than Cars with 4 Doors.

When someone is letting a kid in the back seat, the huge door is often swung wildly into the car next to it and the driver is paying attention to the kid in the back seat, rather than what the door is doing.

 

[wallymn]

The worst offenders are 2-Doors. The Doors are about 30% larger than Cars with 4 Doors.

When someone is letting a kid in the back seat, the huge door is often swung wildly into the car next to it and the driver is paying attention to the kid in the back seat, rather than what the door is doing.

Call it profiling but

Worst (based on observation).

Lexus RX350 driver
(usually a woman with a purse larger than her body,)
swings door wide open ignoring the bang it makes as it hits another car

Any Minivan driver.
Too busy trying to get Johnny/Jenny in the car seat to notice the purse drag against the car parked next door...

I would rather park next to a rusting 80s era Chrysler Imperial than either of the above...

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[homeofstone]

Parking beside a working man's 2 door pick-up truck(has short doors) is safe bet for not getting a ding.

 

[stars9texashockey]

@wallynm: Respectfully disagree with you. I think it's easier than ever for designers to determine the height that body side moldings should be. First of all, the high percentage of crossovers/SUVs/trucks on the road would dictate a good portion of the decision. Secondly, mainstream family sedans (Accord, Camry, Fusion, Sonata, 6, Altima) have very similar dimensions and would dictate another good portion of the placement decision. If anything, I think that there is much less diversity in vehicle design now than there ever was before. Also, low to the ground sporty cars don't sell in anywhere near the numbers they used to----the Miata being the only exception that I can think of. I think it's more a matter of copycat designers. For the past 5+ years the "high belt line, pinched window area, slab side" school of design (Chrysler 300) has been popular. Lack of body side moldings is a styling decision. Can't wait until this bandwagon is over.

 

[dg_moore]

@wallynm: Respectfully disagree with you. I think it's easier than ever for designers to determine the height that body side moldings should be. First of all, the high percentage of crossovers/SUVs/trucks on the road would dictate a good portion of the decision. Secondly, mainstream family sedans (Accord, Camry, Fusion, Sonata, 6, Altima) have very similar dimensions and would dictate another good portion of the placement decision. If anything, I think that there is much less diversity in vehicle design now than there ever was before. Also, low to the ground sporty cars don't sell in anywhere near the numbers they used to----the Miata being the only exception that I can think of. I think it's more a matter of copycat designers. For the past 5+ years the "high belt line, pinched window area, slab side" school of design (Chrysler 300) has been popular. Lack of body side moldings is a styling decision. Can't wait until this bandwagon is over.

Bandwagons have pretty high doors also

 

[wallymn]

not exactly related but did the first clean up for spring, looks like I have a few more issues, 3 paint chips on the hood to fix and another low just behind the passenger rear wheel..

after nearly 60k miles not all that bad....

I will let you know how bad paint costs are after the work is done.