[Brumby]

Originally Posted by ajmat

Back in 2007, a big branch fell on my Swift. the Windscreen and front wing got the brunt but the car was drivable. The, roof had dents like your on the surface, it was impossible to dent it out so the panel was cut out and a new one was welded in.

The car was perfectly fine after that, no leaks, no scuttle shake, no rattles. You could not tell at all.

Thank you for the reply. Please advise if I should opt for the MASS or look for some local garage to do the job.

Advantage of going to MASS is that I can make them responsible for any leaks or defects developing in future, however it will cost the double of what I will pay to a local guy.

Regards.

[ajmat]

I went to a smaller MASS but they took time to get the roof panel. Recommend you go to a larger one or a medium size dealer. Again, focus on a good body shop even if it takes time.

[Aroy]

Originally Posted by Brumby

Thank you for the reply. Please advise if I should opt for the MASS or look for some local garage to do the job.

Advantage of going to MASS is that I can make them responsible for any leaks or defects developing in future, however it will cost the double of what I will pay to a local guy.

Regards.

Definitely go to MASS. Just check which MASS has the best body shop. In Delhi there are quite a few MASS whose body shop rivals that of any top end German dealer
- Climate controlled for dust prevention
- Body alignment rigs for perfect body work
- Colour booths that can give you factory finish

[saket77]

Originally Posted by Brumby

Hi Friends,

My Swift suffered a damage due to a branch of tree falling on the roof of my car.

The roof had buckled in partially which I managed to push out. There is a huge dent in rear left side with a minor dent on the frame above rear passenger door.
The body shell is not deformed though.

This is repairable. No replacement of panels required. I suggest going to a MASS as repair work will be guaranteed to be of good quality. Moreover, I am also not aware of bodyshops in your city, so MASS obviously looks like a better option to me.

Regards
Saket

[Brumby]

Originally Posted by Aroy

Definitely go to MASS. Just check which MASS has the best body shop. In Delhi there are quite a few MASS whose body shop rivals that of any top end German dealer
- Climate controlled for dust prevention
- Body alignment rigs for perfect body work
- Colour booths that can give you factory finish

Thank you for the advice. I have checked and experienced a lot of MASS body shops but none of them in my city or in the surrounding areas, is as you have mentioned them to be. My swift suffered scratched surfaces on the audio system panel during the last visit at MASS bodyshop when I had asked them to remove the rust and paint the doors in way of rubber beading.It also had a lot of fine particles of clear coat stuck on it.

Originally Posted by saket77

This is repairable. No replacement of panels required. I suggest going to a MASS as repair work will be guaranteed to be of good quality. Moreover, I am also not aware of bodyshops in your city, so MASS obviously looks like a better option to me.

Regards
Saket

Thank you.

Checked a few body shops other than MASS and found them to be very cheap as compared to MASS.

The doubt remains as how the denting is done. MASS claims that the other bodyshops use flame heating (oxy-acetylene gas torch) for welding which Maruti Suzuki does not allow.

Local body shops say that even MASS use gas torch, one even claimed that a dealer has sent a pre-owned (purchased from a customer) car for body shop repairs to him as the cost is high at MASS.

Though I have almost decided to go for MASS but I still want to be sure.

Thank you.

[pksnathan]

I have a Hyundai i10 car which is a 2012 year model.Since the bumpers are of fiber any slight impact dislodges the bumper from the original position.I have completely replaced the front bumper once in the very first year I bought the car.Now both the front and rear bumpers have been slightly dislodged from their original position so much so that when I gave the car for periodical service the service adviser suggested to replace both the bumpers.I do not want to go in for a complete replacement as it is a very costly proposition.I shall be thankful if fellow members can provide some leads for plastic bumper service technicians in Chennai who can undertake such work.

Regards,

pksnathan

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[pganapathy]

If the bumpers are getting dislodged with very slight impact, then the problem most likely is the clips holding the bumper in place. Maybe they are loose or broken. The bumper will only move if it is deformed or the clips aren't holding it in place

[hserus]

Go to any trusted local garage for such repairs. The Hyundai ASS people will be laser focused on getting you to buy a new bumper.

Yes as someone else said the clips are likely the problem and if they've been dislodged, just have the garage guy use a screw to wedge the bumper into place. It will look a bit ugly but who cares in a 7 year old car?

Originally Posted by pksnathan

I have a Hyundai i10 car which is a 2012 year model.Since the bumpers are of fiber any slight impact dislodges the bumper from the original position.I have completely replaced the front bumper once in the very first year I bought the car.Now both the front and rear bumpers have been slightly dislodged from their original position so much so that when I gave the car for periodical service the service adviser suggested to replace both the bumpers.I do not want to go in for a complete replacement as it is a very costly proposition.I shall be thankful if fellow members can provide some leads for plastic bumper service technicians in Chennai who can undertake such work.

[VikramAditya]

Hey Guys,

Recently in an unfortunate event, my Polo got hit by a truck on my front end of the car. The way it happened was, I was waiting on a red light and there was a truck with load in front of my car waiting for the lights to go green as well, and there is a left lane which is empty for the people who want to go left can take a slip road towards the left without getting stuck.
Suddenly, I see is the truck reversing and gave an indicator to the left side and for some reason, he was unable to discover my car in his side mirrors so he banged on the front end of my car and damaging my Front bumper, Bonnett, left side fender. The car was running and had no other problems then the damage which can be seen.

So, got to the Volkswagen workshop and got the car checked the car has only visible damages on the fender, bonnet, front bumper.

I wanted to know should I claim insurance for it or would prefer somewhere outside since the car is very well maintained and is in spotless condition. It has been serviced at the company workshop and has never claimed coverage on this vehicle.

The photos are added for reference and the dents are not complicated but they are too, dents are on the creases and with doubt, can denting give a flush look after the repair or claim insurance and get my part replaced.







My Coverage details refer to a Volkswagen Polo GT TSI, Zero Dep Insurance of the car and it is almost three years old with an NCB(no claim bonus) standing at 25% to approximately Rs.3,500-4,000/- on the insurance premium of Rs.22,000/-

My estimate would be around Bonnet Rs.11,000/-, Left fender Rs.6,000/-, Front bumper Rs.5,000/- and another Rs.1,000/- per piece charge for paint so the billing would be nearby Rs.27-32,000/- for the whole repair excluding GST.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

[abhishek46]

This is a no brainer.
Please go ahead and claim the insurance.

As I see, the final repair quote will tend to rise, and it will be substantially more than your estimates. The labour charges will be easily close to 15-20K.

A similar damage to my Polo left me poorer by about 50K long time ago.

[saisailendra]

Firstly I feel bad for the damage with no fault from your side.

Denting will not give you a flush look. It surely will be visible at certain angles. Repainting a new panel too, depending upon the talent and experience of the person who's painting, might look flush or might look wavy, but definitely not as bad as how a dent repair looks.

About VW Workshop vs "somewhere outside", VW Workshop will give some warranty on the paint job they do (6 months as far as I remember). And they will have the same exact paint that's on your car, so you won't have a mismatched paint shade.

So if you are keen on proper looks, then panel replacement is the way to go. If you just want it repaired, then denting will do just fine.

I had my right rear door, right fender, front bumper, left fender replaced. My right front door was repaired for dents. All this happened because of one accident. I've also had a small part of my left suspension replaced in the same event. All this costed ₹54k-58k on bill. In this, I had to pay ₹4k from pocket for some consumables like nuts and stuff. The rest was covered under insurance.

Trust me, there is a notable difference between how the front right door(dent repaired) looks and how the rest of the car looks.

If you decide on good looks and getting panels replaced, then claiming insurance is the best option.

[gischethans]

Got rear ended today by an unregistered Swift Dzire (apparently just a month old) due to a third car whose one wheel ended up in drain on the opposite side. It all happened when the third car (a Baleno) overtook me and then suddenly swerved left causing me to brake for safety. The Baleno spun out of control in front of our eyes, skidding on the road, changed direction and ended up on the right side drain. While we were regaining composure, heard a bang from behind - we got rear ended. As wife and I were belted, we were safe in our seats and no one was in the rear seat.

No one turned aggressive and decided to claim our own insurances. All of us felt it was plain bad luck which resulted in the fiasco. This was my first time and hence wanted to confirm the formalities before moving away. Reached out my contact at our regular Maruti ASC who provided me the contact of insurance in-charge at their body repair workshop. Dzire driver and I were concerned if a Police report would be necessary for the claim. Both of us were independently advised that it won't be necessary in this case but were asked to click photos of the vehicles together. We later went to the body repair shop. I was advised to go for insurance claim as the back door and rear bumper would be replaced. I didn't click the Baleno's photo as it wouldn't help anyone.

Though I stayed calm throughout, I am certainly sad at how it all turned out. I keep asking myself if I could have done something to avoid the accident. Also disappointed that I won't get the NCB benefit during the insurance renewal and maybe an increase in premium too.

[balenoed_]

Sad and sorry about your accident. Though the swift is on faulty end, sympathetic being just a 1 month old car. Lesson learnt hard way. He looks to have considerable damage including critical parts inside the hood. Did his air bag deploy?

But you should not have let that Baleno guy go or leave so easily, though he is not the direct cause of your accident seems like.

You could have done nothing here to save yourself from this accident.

[BoneCollector]

Originally Posted by gischethans

Got rear ended today by an unregistered Swift Dzire (apparently just a month old) .

That's a Dzire Tour so must be of a cab service/ owner. And if it's a month old without any registration, that's not correct. Or maybe he is planning to keep it like that. There are people who do it. I hope your insurance claim is done without any problems. From the looks of surrounding, it appears to have happened in KA20. Where did it happen?

[gischethans]

Originally Posted by balenoed_

Though the swift is on faulty end, sympathetic being just a 1 month old car. Did his air bag deploy?

But you should not have let that Baleno guy go or leave so easily, though he is not the direct cause of your accident seems like.

The airbag did not deploy in any of the cars (not expected in mine though). I wish I could have made him accountable but our cars did not even make a minor contact. Had that happened, I am sure they would have blamed me as well for not braking in time. To be honest, I don't really know how to/how much to ask for damages like these - not good at bargaining. I didn't want things to get ugly. And this thread (Your car isn't safe anywhere! VW Polo rams into my parked Hyundai Creta) was fresh in mind where the OP just let the offender go.

Originally Posted by BoneCollector

That's a Dzire Tour so must be of a cab service/ owner. And if it's a month old without any registration, that's not correct. Or maybe he is planning to keep it like that. There are people who do it. I hope your insurance claim is done without any problems. From the looks of surrounding, it appears to have happened in KA20. Where did it happen?

Yes, he seemed to be a taxi driver - said he was on his way back from a rental drive. Though he mentioned not registered, he probably meant pending number plate/RC arrival. My insurance claim is likely to go smooth as per the SA. You are spot on with the KA20 guess. It happened few kilometres before Hiriyadka on the Karkala - Udupi road.