rubenhak

Hey guys,

My passenger side fender got dinged by right side neighbor in the parking lot. Obviously, he or she didn't care to leave a note with contact info.

Anyway, while looking for a shop to repair I came up with a question. One of the shops wanted to remove the rear wheel and drill a small hole in the wheel well for access to the backside of the damage. I'm questioning whether it is really necessary.

Does anyone remember how much clearance is there behind the rear side panel? The damage is right at the edge of the rear fender and the door, behind the door handle. See the photo below.




Thanks,
Ruben

Mark in Baltimore

Moving this to the 991 forum.

LexVan

Well, I'd try PDR first.

There is an access port under the black wheel well liner, once removed. I'm not sure if you can get that high up in the rear 1/4 panel, though.

As a last resort, I'd allow a small access port drilled to accomplish PDR. Anything to avoid body/paint work. As long as the access port is properly prepped with a plug and corrosion prevention.

Be prepared for the PDR guy to say "not possible". You need to find one with the skills to try & succeed.

rubenhak

Yeah, I'm going to try PDR. The question was regarding the best way to access the spot.

I was just thinking if there is a better way to access it from the interior without making holes and covering it. Several months ago I used to remove the rear side panel to route dash cam wire, but don't remember well enough how much clearance is there.

I guess will have to find a guy who is familiar with this particular car.

Porsche_nuts

Isn't there a plastic cover in the rear wheel well that can be removed to access the rear quarter panel?

satoru

It does not have any real access. I removed rear wheel and plastic cover and could not see anything. Might have to gain access via interior.

david

I suspect that the 991 is similar to the 997.2. I had a smaller dent than the one your 991 is wearing and which was ~2" to the rear of yours. My guy (in Marin) was able to repair it from the interior by removing just one panel.

$125 and ~45 minutes later, the dent was finessed out and life was good again.

What part of the bay area are you located?

RoWa

South Bay recommendation ... Steve is not a master, he is a magician

Greg D.

who's your guy in Marin ? ;-) Pretty please !

david

Corey (Confidents)
415/602-3368
confidents @ comcast . net

He came highly recommended to me by way of Patrick @Whitman's & has lived up to it with the repair to the 997 and my MCS.

PM me if you want to know more....ya gotta be very prudent where you park in this county (world)...no surprise the perp did not bother to say oops...sheesh

Good luck!

Chris C.

Thanks for sharing guys. I have 2 small dings (on either side) in the same area and I've reached out to Corey to get his thoughts!

daberlin

You'd be amazed what these guys can do. Incredible!

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/9658...he-rescue.html

rubenhak

Sorry for late response. Since the thread was moved I got unsubscribed and did not receive update notifications.

[QUOTE=RoWa;14372462]South Bay recommendation ... Steve is not a master, he is a magician

Thanks for sharing. I'm in the East Bay, but it shouldn't be a big deal to get to Marin.



Yes, they can do miracles. The only variable is the knowledge of the car in order to perform the operation in the least invasive way.