Repairing scratches and dent on front end

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 4:21 pm
Hello, my wife hit a curb yesterday in a drive thru and left some scratches and a dent in the front left end of our 2018 Honda civic. I wanted to get a few opinions from people whether or not this can be repaired at home?

I have attached some pictures to this post so everyone can see the extent of the damage. If I'm unable to fix this at home, I was wondering how much it would cost to fix at a body shop. I'm just looking for a rough estimate , as I know it can differ from place to place. I just dont want to get royally screwed.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 4:35 pm
So that's plastic, right? Take a hair dryer on high and keep it about 6 to 8 inches (keep it moving so you don't bubble the paint) and get it warmed up. Take a broom handle from the underneath (big screw driver or other long poky thing) and pop that out. Try to let it set out in the sun for a day or so and THEN take another pic. and post back here. Oddly enough it may not be as bad as it seems.
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