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How do i get this Strange dent out?

so i have this strange dent/ scratch that i have no idea how to pop it out.

its located to where i cannot get behind it, so i cant pop it out. any ideas?



you cant really tell, but the dent is from the top scratch, through the emblem, and to the bottom one. i dont think that there is any way to get it out... so if anyone has any ideas, that would be great.
 
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Scratches? probably not without repainting it.
The dent? Might be easier to remove the whole fender, and bang it out that way.
 
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PS: you can see it a bit better from this angle.

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looks like it is creased at the top, probably better off replacing the fender
 
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I'll say it.

Remove the fenderwell liner. Not that hard.
 
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Yeah, remove the inner fender liner. Then pound it out. It won't be perfect because of that crease but it'll look better. I had a big dent in almost the same spot after I rolled my old truck. I took the inner fender liner out and pounded it out.
 
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how do i do that? lol
 
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I don't know exactly how on your truck. Someone with one like yours should be able to tell you how. Once it was out of the way I used a hammer to pound the dent out. It wasn't pretty. But better than it was.
 
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Removing the fender can be a major PITA. It's connected to the header panel, behind signal light, along top of the fender, a few in the door jam, one on the bottom, a few in the fender-well.

I'd say it's a good time to shave your emblems, if you were ever going to.
 
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screw it... ill leave it.
 
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Originally Posted by sniper_101
Removing the fender can be a major PITA. It's connected to the header panel, behind signal light, along top of the fender, a few in the door jam, one on the bottom, a few in the fender-well.

I'd say it's a good time to shave your emblems, if you were ever going to.
It isn't that bad... I had mine off in like 10 minutes because it was bent up after i ran over a tire. Are the year's different with the bolts holding the fender on?
 
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Most likely, the fenders are different
 
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Most likely, the fenders are different
Weird. I had a 93 before and it seemed like the fender had less bolts... I had to take my bumper off to get to one of the bolts though..
 
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Bondo! lol
 
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see if there are any screws along the inner fender plastic, if not just cut a small hole in the plastic to get something in there!

is the paint cracked at the creases?
 
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