Do you think anyone would by a slightly dented TJ door?

[Schmidty15]

Hey there so I had a run in with a wall, rocked into it and dented my door. Everything is functional window, locks, handles just exterior dent and scratchs. It's something I can live with but would definitely like one that's not dented haha. I found one close to me in good condition but wondering if anyone would buy a slightly dented door. Not trying to sell in this section more of do you think theres an interest by anyone who's good with metal fab/dent removal that would buy it. Maybe for someone who doesnt care about the slight damage what would you try to sell it for?

 

[JMT]

Nope, unless they are an idiot. I went through a whole dented door fiasco. In the end, like you, I found a door on a junkyard Jeep and traded it out. I did take a lot of parts out of the door; window, inner panel, etc... and parted it out. The new/used door cost me $478. I recovered $180 by parting out the old door.

The problem with Jeep doors is the door skin is a flat (although it is not actually really flat) panel. It is very thin and a flat panel is harder to repair than a curved panel. Try driving up and asking a shop to repair. The price will be in the 1100-1300 range. One thing they do is find a new door skin (if the inner portion is not damaged). Another thing they do is find a new door and color match it. Either way, its spendy...

Make sure you take the old lock cylinder out and move it over to your new door.

 

[Chris]

I have to agree with @JMT on this one!

 

[Schmidty15]

The one I found is listed for 390 just cant really tell the condition of the paint fade. The paint on my rig is not faded at all few blemishes here and there but great color still. Might drive monday to take a look at it only 30 miles away... So my best bet would be to find someone who doesnt mind the slight damage and give um a good deal lol.

 

[JMT]

The one I found is listed for 390 just cant really tell the condition of the paint fade. The paint on mine is not faded at all few blemishes here and there but great color still. Might drive monday to take a look at it only 30 miles away. So my best b

The one I found is listed for 390 just cant really tell the condition of the paint fade. The paint on my rig is not faded at all few blemishes here and there but great color still. Might drive monday to take a look at it only 30 miles away... So my best bet would be to find someone who doesnt mind the slight damage and give um a good deal lol.

Is it a door from a junkyard? If so, they are supposed to grade the door. A letter followed by a number. Mine was A without a number, which essentially meant the best. Or it could be A 0, meaning no dents, scratches, et al. Or, maybe they’d be willing to take some more pics. The one’s I had to go by were sorry pics too. This is what it looked like on the junkyard site.

It turned out really good. Color is very close.

 

[OBbucket]

I’d say that’s a little more than “slight damage”. That being said I’m sure someone would take it off your hands. If I were to guess you’d probably be able to sell it for $100-$150 considering the damage. most Likely just for parts.

 

[billiebob]

$10 if yer selling the pair, otherwise its shit
As JMTsays, save the "keyed alike lock"

Me, I'd keep it and bang it out.
it's a Jeep.

 

[Schmidty15]

Is it a door from a junkyard? If so, they are supposed to grade the door. A letter followed by a number. Mine was A without a number, which essentially meant the best. Or it could be A 0, meaning no dents, scratches, et al. Or, maybe they’d be willing to take some more pics. The one’s I had to go by were sorry pics too. This is what it looked like on the junkyard site.
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It turned out really good. Color is very close.

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Yes it is, its rated A 0 damage 000 so good shape just the picture makes it look faded. Pictures were taken from phone on computer so a little fuzzed but you can get the idea from it.

 

[JMT]

@Schmidty15, I’d be all over that door. If the door needs a little buffing, get some 3M Rubbing Compound, a wool buffing pad for a drill and get after it. The compound is about $40, but you can use it on any place you need to float the clear coat to get the paint to even back out or remove clear-coat scratches.

You’ll know when you get there if the match is good. Just hold it up there and take a look. Better, drive up there without your passenger door and slip that one on. Sometimes fit is not exactly right and you will have to adjust at the hinges, but usually not a problem. Part out the rest of your old door.

 

[Schmidty15]

@Schmidty15, I’d be all over that door. If the door needs a little buffing, get some 3M Rubbing Compound, a wool buffing pad for a drill and get after it. The compound is about $40, but you can use it on any place you need to float the clear coat to get the paint to even back out or remove clear-coat scratches.

You’ll know when you get there if the match is good. Just hold it up there and take a look. Better, drive up there without your passenger door and slip that one on. Sometimes fit is not exactly right and you will have to adjust at the hinges, but usually not a problem. Part out the rest of your old door.

That's what I was thinking, door off drive and see if they'll let me pop it on. Hope its a good color match but if not buffing it shall be. Thanks for all the input guys! We'll see what it actually looks like, maybe ill just keep the door and it'll remind me what not to do again haha

 

[Schmidty15]

$10 if yer selling the pair, otherwise its shit
As JMTsays, save the "keyed alike lock"

Me, I'd keep it and bang it out.
it's a Jeep.

I took the interior panel off today and peeled back the plastic between the door. The only way to really bang it out would be to drill a hole in the metal to get access to the outer part of the skin from the back. If I decided to keep it ill make it a weekend project. Cant really mess it up more than it is....and if I do new door it is!

 

[JMT]

Don’t waste your time, unless you are just looking to kill some time and try your hand at it. I had a friend who owns his own body shop, classic cars, mostly cadillacs. He was thinking the same thing, cut out some of the inner panel, work it out, then weld a piece back in. The door skin was too thin to do anything with

 

[Schmidty15]

Don’t waste your time, unless you are just looking to kill some time and try your hand at it. I had a friend who owns his own body shop, classic cars, mostly cadillacs. He was thinking the same thing, cut out some of the inner panel, work it out, then weld a piece back in. The door skin was too thin to do anything with

Gotcha, Like I said door is 100% functional just has the exterior problem. Ill probably just keep applying my fluid film to the exposed steel so it doesn't rust until I make a decision.

 

[toximus]

If I was in the market, I'd buy it for a trail door.

 

[Jorge Bolivar]

Put it up for sale, you will see how quick is going to be sold.
Good trail door and its Yellow...

 

[hardtopper]

In addition to trail doors, someone may want it as a starting point to building tube or half doors.

This is what it looked like on the junkyard site.
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It should be free with that Biohazard sticker! Seriously, some auction lots won't even let their workers reach into a Biohazard car to pop the hood for engine bay pictures.

 

[Fouledplugs]

Don’t waste your time, unless you are just looking to kill some time and try your hand at it. I had a friend who owns his own body shop, classic cars, mostly cadillacs. He was thinking the same thing, cut out some of the inner panel, work it out, then weld a piece back in. The door skin was too thin to do anything with

Ive seen some body shops tack weld long rods to the dented area and use a slide hammer to pull them out. Is that a option/remedy that would be considered from a professional body shop?

I know very little about body work. And I have only seen this type of repair briefly walking through body shops over the years.

Seem like it could work. Expensive, I’m sure.

 

[Moab]

What about scratches? My doors have several scratches thru the paint but not thru the primer. Can those be touched up and smoothed out with a color correction (buff job)?

I have a dent in one of my doors. Looks like a 3 inch scratch that dented into the metal a bit. Maybe an 1/8th of an inch or less. I thought a bodyshop could just fill it with bondo or whatever they call it these days. And smooth it out?

If you look at the scratch in the upper center. And then the slight dent in the second pic. It's not bad. I was just going to have the doors touched up and buffed out. Or have them painted and then have them fill in the dent. But maybe I'm high. lol.

I know I paid way to much for them. The pics showed like new doors. But after I drove 4 hours to see them. At a knuckle whitening 70mph on a hot socal day. And was exhausted beyond belief I didn't negotiate the guy down. I was just relieved to have the trip over and to finally find black doors in somewhat ok shape. I paid $900. Should have talked the guy down to $700.