I'm in real pain right now. (pic)

[Artemis]

As others said, this looks repairable.

If not, you got yourself a good excuse to wrap the car in another color.

Good luck.

[ybssw]

shouldn't be too hard to fix.

[pinmagic]

I've told the story before, but it applies here - met a guy who used panel vans for his business. He told me that, whenever he got a new van, the first thing he would do is take a ball-peen hammer, and whack a dent in the bumper, so he didn't have to worry about the first ding.

So, now you don't have to worry about the first ding.

Did that help?

[Slats]

The day after I got my 1M I curbed a wheel making a right turn. I cursed the short wheelbase and my depth perception, shrugged my shoulders and drove off.

[Artemis]

Don't take a look under the front bumper of my 1M. At some parts, curbs have scratched the paint away.

[chris82]

Perhaps they didn't want to take responsibility if they fowled up and made it worse. I'd get a second opinion!

[Jay-K]

i find pictures in the internet of something like this.. or met a friend who don't even care about their 400,000us super car get dinged. ( i really saw it and its worst than this.

[Shroom]

Originally Posted by smq42

If it needs to be repainted or resprayed, it would be a good idea to take pictures before and after for your records. Also, IF you ever sell the car, you want to be able to prove to prospective buyers that the respray was for a minor ding and not due to a collision.

FWIW, this is a cosmetic problem and it won't affect the heart and soul of your 1M! Good Luck

EXTREMELY good idea!!!!! Very smart.

[Osiris]

Originally Posted by MDORPHN

My paintless dent repair guy -- who's an artist and, perhaps, the best in the mid-atlantic area -- would have no problem repairing it.

Find out who the high-end dealers and auto body shops use and get another opinion.

Neil

Who is your debt repair guy. I know you are in DC area and I am looking for one. Thanks

[Prazision]

car looks totaled to me, I will take it off your hands.

[etr2016]

Originally Posted by GAZ 345

can you explain how this work's, i've never heard of this before

The glue method will likely not work here - its meant for faint dents, in say the middle of a door, where the metal is very thin.

Here is an example

I actually needed this done on my wife's MDX and it worked very well.

[Osiris]

Originally Posted by MDORPHN

My paintless dent repair guy -- who's an artist and, perhaps, the best in the mid-atlantic area -- would have no problem repairing it.

Find out who the high-end dealers and auto body shops use and get another opinion.

Neil

Who is your Pdr guy. I might need to check him out

[WhatsADSM]

Bad news and good news.

The bad news is it looks totalled.
The good news is I'll save you the hassle of everything and take it off your hands for a thousand dollars!

[MMM PWR]

I had an almost identical dent pulled from my E46 M3 last week using the glue method. Wish i took a before pic... Find a good PDR w glue tool.

[etr2016]

Just remove the rear tail light and have them go through there...it'll be easy.