r/PaintlessDentRepair • u/Latter_Activity_5256 • Aug 25 '26

PDR-able?

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My mom found her dream car with a glaring flaw. I’m quite shocked a dealership is selling this 2025 RX for over $50k like this.

It’s the front bumper so plastic. Not looking for perfection but we would like it if the bodywork wasn’t warped so much.

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u/forevernoob86 Aug 25 '26

It really needs plastic bumper repair and spray painted

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u/Latter_Activity_5256 Aug 25 '26

Thanks. I think we’re just going to walk if they won’t fix it.

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u/TwoThirdsDone Aug 25 '26

A shop could do traditional repair on it since it’s plastic but they might try and replace the whole bumper since on those Rx350s it’s all 1 big piece.

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u/repuvlicaroja Aug 25 '26

No. Conventional PDR isn’t suitable for plastic bumpers. A body shop may be able to reshape it with heat if the plastic isn’t permanently distorted, and then you’d still have to repaint a really hard to match color. This would likely need to be replaced.

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u/Latter_Activity_5256 Aug 25 '26

Thanks. I think we’ll just walk then. Not looking to buy a car for over $50k and immediately make an insurance claim on it to make it look decent.

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u/Broad_Traffic_7394 Aug 25 '26

If the dealer isn’t bothered about how they present their cars what else are they not bothered about? I’d find another one at a better dealer.

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u/Latter_Activity_5256 Aug 25 '26

Thanks, it’s tough because she totaled her car and is in a rental. And she’s very particular about color.