Jack damage below door

[Joe TRPT]

Hey guys. A buddy was helping me take off my snow tires and foolishly didn't jack up the car properly. I shouldn't have assumed he knew what he was doing. So anyway I have some bent plastic. I was thinking about some sort of side skirts to hide it but I'm up for suggestions please.

Thanks guys!

 

[Snicklefritz]

We've seen worse. In the pictures it looks more discolored than deformed. At least you don't appear to have pinches.

 

[Joe TRPT]

We've seen worse. In the pictures it looks more discolored than deformed. At least you don't appear to have pinches.

True I guess. I might add a skirt and see if I like it. If I do ill post. They seem to go on and off easily

 

[socalvn]

True I guess. I might add a skirt and see if I like it. If I do ill post. They seem to go on and off easily

I have skirts that most likely will affect it sitting flush against the car in that area

 

[Joe TRPT]

That's a good point. Your skirts look great though!

 

[socalvn]

I would pull the plastic rocker panel off it just snaps on and see if you can correct the medal under it and maybe use a heat gun carefully on the rocker panel to remove the crease or reshape it

 

[Joe TRPT]

Do you know if it's better to pull off from the front or back? I wonder if the metal underneath is even dented. Seems like it might just be the plastic. Guess I'll find out if I can get the rocker panel off. Thanks!

 

[socalvn]

Do you know if it's better to pull off from the front or back? I wonder if the metal underneath is even dented. Seems like it might just be the plastic. Guess I'll find out if I can get the rocker panel off. Thanks!

I only know that it snaps in place under the car that was loose on mine causing wind noise in the B door pillor.
The link is for a Optima has to be some what simular still a kia

 

[socalvn]

This pic is from Kia Stinger service manual

 

[Joe TRPT]

I only know that it snaps in place under the car that was loose on mine causing wind noise in the B door pillor.
The link is for a Optima has to be some what simular still a kia

Awesome video. I'm sure the stinger panel comes off the same way. Thanks!

 

[Joe TRPT]

This pic is from View attachment 85533Kia Stinger service manual

This pic is from View attachment 85533Kia Stinger service manual

Yeah. This pic and the YouTube link socalvn sent make me pretty sure these panels come off the same way on the stinger and Optima. Thanks!

 

[Yangl123]

I have skirts that most likely will affect it sitting flush against the car in that area View attachment 85532

What side skirts are these?

 

[socalvn]

What side skirts are these?

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