I dont want chicks to dig this body damage...suggestions

[Dannyboy]

Well it happened to me finally, I have gone extreme into the world of Exploring. And what did Exploring give back? My first dent. It is a bummer, and I know if I keep this up that there will be more, so I dont care to have people leave posts to say leave it cause it looks tough, because I am curious if I can just pop this one out.
On the passenger front quarter panel, at the very front, just above the side market, there is a dent quite deep about the size of my fist. i can get behind it in under the hood, It is partially on the curve of the panel, and no plunger will be able to contour it. What I am curious about is can I Tap it out with a blunt object from inside? I really dont want the paint to get cracked and start having a peeling rusting panel that looks like crap.
Thanks,
Dan

Oh yeah. this happened at the WI Apple Valley Farms run. First annual, that means that trail leaders carried chain saws and when need be trees went down. Kinda strange, but look for this to get big locals.
Other great quote when I insisted I could go down a rivine that others in Trackers and Zookies only traveled
"I've never seen and Explorer go down that Rivine before........As a matter of fact I've never seen an Explorer anywhere out here before"
Needless to say, I have left my mark out there.
Keep truckin

 

[leenjen]

i would try to tap it out. if the paint cracks, get the front panel repainted.

 

[jimbo74]

try and get some pics so some of us can better assess the situation

 

[RFR2212]

You SISSY! Leave it, chicks dig dents! They show off the fact that ya got ballz and are willin to beat the crap outta yer never dying Ford to have fun!
Dents are dents...If it's not gonna rust, don't fret over it...cause when ya come back to attica, and get another dent...you'll wanna fix that too...then that's gonna be yer main expence....fixing body panels...
If that's the case, find a clean parts truck now!
Pete

 

[jimbo74]

or buy a beautiful shiny truck and beat the
X off-road

 

[IgotTwo]

The chicks?
Go for the sympathy angle, tell em you swerved off the road to avoid hitting Bambi! "Bambi' s OK but...."
Open up a new and different opportunities!
Could work?
That Clint Eastwood stuff is out the door!

 

[Dannyboy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
That is HILARIOUS, I knew I would get a ton of crap about this. What a great weekend and to top it off maybe chicks do dig body damage. There was a HOG(Harley Owners Group) rally in LaCrosse this weekend and all day sunday I had bikers and people all over yelling about how cool the truck looked just totally trashed. Maybe the dent is cool, just buy a bulllet hole sticker and stick er on.

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Do those fiberglass fenders come flared out or stock or are they just wide ass flares, cause I would like a set and I know it would look dumb with 33's and huge flares, and I dont think I would like the look on my truck. They do come white, not a perfect match but will work for now and I could leave them alone and these wouldnt dent

PS Pete, hows the swap? Done? Working? You think I am going to get invited to Attica again and you will actually want to wheel with my sorry *ss?

 

[RFR2212]

LOL....the swap is on hold sorta....I'm waiting for the shop to unbusy themselves....I ran outta time before school came about, and didn't complete it...so there's a bunch of lil crap fer them to do.... As for attica....I'm hoping I'll be ready fer ramsey....And you're more than welcome to come....Not that yer any smaller than me now.....Our trucks will be similar in size... So, sure, I'll wheel with yer sorry ass!
Pete

 

[Dannyboy]

Pete, what size rim do you run the 33x14.50's on? I am picking up a set of Mickey baja sr's 33x12.50's from Matt Adams, and still have my 32 trailblazer AT's but am thinking of those or using both sets as street tires forever and picking up a super agressive set for the trails. Listen to me, what an Idiot, I dont have this kind of cash to have 3 sets of rubber (devil on right shoulder) "Yes you do"

 

[RFR2212]

For my 33x14 BOGGERS...ha, they rule....I'm running a 15x10.....If ya got 12.5 in wide tires...stick with an 8in rim....much less likely to bust a bead loose. As for yer A/T's...keep em fer street use. As for choice of rims....I'd personally get the ones Dre has. I love em! Steel, but chrome...probly not the toughest chrome, but it beats payin 115 per rim like mine...
Pete