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It turns out that two vehicles shouldn't occupy the same space at the same time :(

Side View of Damage

Thankfully the damage is superficial.

As the local dealership is notorious for its long body shop waiting list, I was wondering if it is worth addressing the dents in the rear quarter panel.

Could the dents (especially the ones in the wheel arch) be straightened out with a hot-glue-based, plastic-tabbed dent puller?

I'm not asking about the paintwork as I'm pretty sure the car will need respraying since there are a few deep scratches in the paintwork. The taillight will need replacing as well.

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The dent is right over the wheel well, just loosen or remove the wheel well plastics (maybe 2 or 3 screws), then use some padded vices or similar to bend/pop/coax out the dents. I think you'll have more flexibility working with it in this manner. There's only so much pulling can do without getting at the back side of the panel. After buffing out the scratches I don't think it will look half bad.

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On 2016-10-Oct 24 at 20:13, as cory said in a comment

[...] no, it can't be done at home and make it look good. What you may be able to do is find a wrecked car of the same model / color, and pull the panel off and use that. That's a decent DIY option...

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