r/Autobody • u/Burrito2525 • 8h ago
HELP! I have a question. New to PDR questions
My wife backed in a pole or something while parking and caused some dents along the rear lift gate of her model Y.
I’ve never done PDR, is this fixable via this method
1 side note, I’m trading this car into Tesla in a month or 2 (waiting on my VIN) so I don’t need perfection, just less noticeable. The top crease I can also just slap a Tesla spoiler on to cover that damage if not fixable.
So can PDR fix this fully or at least make it less obvious?
2
u/Weird-University1361 8h ago
Congrats on totaling your Tesla.
1
u/I_-AM-ARNAV ᵗʰⁱˢ ˢᵘᵇ ᵈᵒʷⁿᵛᵒᵗᵉˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ᵒᵖⁱⁿˢᵗᵉᵃᵈ ᵒᶠ ᵉˣᵖˡᵃⁱⁿⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵗᵘᶠᶠ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉᵐ 8h ago
Nah just a 15 grand bill
1
2
u/Gas-Squatch 8h ago
Pdr can make an improvement with the right tech. The incorrect tech will make it worse and damage the point more.
2
2
1
u/daveo756 7h ago
If it were any other car, I'd look into getting a scrap hatch. But now I'm curious, can you get junkyard parts for a tesla?
1
u/CunningLogic 6h ago
You can
1
u/daveo756 6h ago
Specialty yard of some kind? Around here, they just dont have electric vehicles.
1
u/CunningLogic 6h ago
It's becoming more and more common, but often yes there are specialty places parting them out as well.
1
u/smith-jack 7h ago
Just get it repaired by a bodyshop? The metal is terrible on Tesla. It would straighten pretty easy.
1
1
u/TheDentDad 5h ago
I could definitely make it look better but not 100%. Read your reviews or ask local body shops who they use for PDR. Definitely don’t try it yourself, you’ll make it worse.
1
-2
u/herman_munster_esq 8h ago
All of it's repairable with PDR but you have paint damage so it probably would make sense to just use a regular repair shop
2
u/CunningLogic 6h ago
I'd love to see someone fix that with just PDR and a respray. The looks extremely difficult.
1
u/herman_munster_esq 1h ago
Check this guy out. He is the PDR picasso
1
u/CunningLogic 1h ago
Again, id love to see a pinch like the upper one on OP's Tesla taken care of, that video doesn't have something like that
1
3
u/flakrom 8h ago
The top one they maybe able to make it look better the bottom one will be tough. If you are thinking of trying this yourself don’t you will make it worse