[Miata] 2 questions

[Fred Dagher]

> [Original Message]
> From: Dennis Swaney <romad at mac.com>
> To: miata at realbig.com <miata at realbig.com>
> Date: 8/2/2007 1:55:06 PM
> Subject: [Miata] 2 questions
>
> #1
>
> Here in California we have flexible vinyl road markers that are 3.5
inches wide and about 4 feet tall. You can drive over them and they return
upright. Well, I swerved and hit one but it didn't just bend out of the
way; it conformed to the shape of the front and slapped the hood. So I now
have a 3.5 inch by 14.5 inch rectangular dent in the hood. Should I try
DentPro or a regular body shop? The paint isn't cracked on the hood (but it
is scuffed on the nose).

I hit one of those at the intersection of the 405 N and the 101 a few years
ago.  I think I was doing about 70.  Makes a nice noise when it slaps the
hood.  I was luckier than you and got off with some barely noticeable
scuffing on the nose.  Why don't you show the damage to DentPro and a body
shop, get estimates, and see what they say before making a decision.  No
matter where you go, the outcome is going to depend on the skill of the
technician who does the work.

F