Got a problem - bent tailgate door :-(

[VXorado]

The hinge bolts on the door have some play. I would try loosening the bolts and adjusting the door position. You might get the door to close flush with the cladding that way. Also, I remember the very bottom of the door is just a cladding lip and can easily be bent straight.


Do you have any pics? I worked extensively with a damaged door when I built the spare tire carrier. The body work wasn't too difficult but it's hard to give advice without pics.

[Y33TREKker]

Try to find someone in your area that does paintless dent repair.

Most body shops and dealerships will have contact info for someone in your area, but whether they'll give you the info is another story. They usually want you to bring the vehicle to their shop for the repair, then all they do is have a p.d.r. tech do the work and charge you a surcharge for arranging the repair. Better to cut out the middleman and just track down a p.d.r. tech on your own and make other arrangements. They will usually have the tools to get into almost any body panel area to push the dent back out from the inside, and in most cases, you'd never even know anything had happened. And in your case since the repair would be behind some of the cladding, getting it perfect won't be as much of a concern.