Got my new Fit home last night and noticed what looked like a scratch in the drivers side A pillar. Upon further review it's not just scratched, but also dented. What do you think the dealer will have to do to fix it? Will they have to replace the whole panel? Push the dent out from the inside? What do you all think? Sucks to have a day old car that needs body work already.

Thanks...

 

if they can access the dent from the back they will PDR it. but if not
you wont be able to use any glue type pullers to pull it out.

 

I don't think they can push it out as most a pillar have additional metal behind it. Most likely drill and pull with maybe a little bondo.

 

if you cant push it with PDR tools you will most likely not be able to do
a drill and pull either.

most likely a bondo and paint in that case.

 

Bondo? Day old Honda? That's just not right. That just doesn't FIT right with me.

 

yea with the pillar its strong metal so when you bend it its not going to bend back very easy your gonna need to use bondo(automotive puddy) and re paint the pillar

 

I dropped my Fit at the dealers last night to have the dent and scratch removed from the A-pillar. I was really worried about it, but I'm happy with the way it turned out. I don't know what or how they did it, but I can't see any evidence of it at all. I'm feeling much better about things now. I'm not at all impressed with the overall condition with my paint though. I had to buff it pretty good just to get most of the fine scratches and swirls out of the paint. Of the 15 or so new cars I've purchased in my lifetime, my first Honda has the worst paint of all of them by far. Oh well, at least I have no more dent!

 

I am surprised with the amount of orange peel in the paint - and it has nothing to do with it being BOM...

And I was assured that the front plate holder is only held on by two screws that would not put any holes in the bumper bar cover - but when I removed the vanity plate, someone had drilled out the middle hole as well...anyone have any orange putty?