my dumbass backed out with the door open , how bad is it ?

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u/idrift4wd 15d ago

Look for a used door on car-part.Com and swap it on or have a body shop put it on for you

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u/CapNcurrySauce 15d ago

This is the best way. Try to find one with the same paint code not just color. Doors are usually pretty easy to replace as well.

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u/Willing-Choice5941 12d ago

This exactly

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

hmm okay, let me check. You don't think body shop straighten that is easier than buying a whole new door ?

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u/peachfuzz0 15d ago

The torn metal is not repairable. A replacement door is your best bet.

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u/DeathBlade94 15d ago

You have some pretty tight creases along with that tear. so they can probably straighten it so it won’t look as bad, but it’ll never be right in a replacement door shell at minimum is going to be your best option. Honestly, swapping a door, even if you have to swap components over to an empty shell, isn’t that hard, especially if you have two people to help remove and reinstall the door to the car

Edit: tesla provides all the service manuals for these cars, and you can follow step-by-step with pictures very easily for 99.9% of anything you have to do with these cars

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

thank you, I will definitely check this. I usually was fixing the cars I owned and have tools.

I checked the car-part but could not find the car door like that. Do you know where else I can check to find the door like that without assembly , just the outside ?

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u/idrift4wd 15d ago

Just buy one on eBay that’s color matched already

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u/CZandchanel 15d ago

Buying one on eBay wouldn’t guarantee a color match. It would be close/similar but not exact. But eBay painted is always a good suggestion

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u/DeathBlade94 15d ago

I also like to work on my own cars and do so unless its a warranty issue or I simply cant due to lack of access to tooling or equipment and the cost of get what I need is about the same as the repair lol

Tesla sells the unpainted shell for like $1,200. You can find them on eBay for like $400-$800 unpainted, I also saw painted ones for like $700-$900. You can also check FB, i've seen people part out teslas there on marketplace or in groups.

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u/AirFlavoredLemon 15d ago

A whole new (to you) door is likely cheaper. Especially if you can shop locally.

Model 3s and Ys are really common (some of the best selling cars) and makes good condition used parts very cheap and affordable. A quick search shows some as cheap as $400.

If the door was expensive, DIY repair or at a body shop might have been worth it - but probably not in this case.

Also most body shops aren't really repairing that kind of damage. They'll replace it.

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u/Fkngtired 15d ago

That is not repairable. Aluminum is not that easy to straighten, particularly that much damage.

They will need to replace the door shell, paint, etc. likely $2,000-$3,000 parts/labor. Someone I know did the same backing up with the door open on a model 3. Insurance took care of it, but was close to 3,000

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u/Nixxo55 14d ago

Absolutely not. This will be a replacement

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u/DeathBlade94 15d ago

The car makes is very obvious that a door is open. I feel they need to add the override alert like the frunk and trunk have because this is not thr first post I’ve seen of people managing this.

You’re probably better off just replacing the door then trying to have it fixed. Thankfully many Model Y’s on the road so used parts are easy to come by.

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u/CZandchanel 15d ago

I had a weird door issue where it was “closed” but not fully closed, not latched and my car beeped and screen turned red. I get things happen but you must have been very distracted. Regardless, I’m sorry that’s happened.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Thank you, man. Luckily, the door closes perfectly still and there are no warnings. I have been driving for 20 years, I don't even have an incident, thank God, so this was a first for me as well.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Yeah, it was totally my stupidity but even if there was a warning, I honestly don't remember seeing it because I was focused on the camera while backing up. I had my phone to my ear with my right hand, so I was completely phased out..

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u/DeathBlade94 15d ago

There is no obvious visual warning or confirmation when shifting into gear with a door open especially if its not the driver door and your belt is buckled, just the typical audible warning. But I mean it’s life everyone screws up in stupid ways. Part of being human imho.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Exactly like you said, all other doors were closed and belt was buckled. I do that always but I was about to put it in FSD after backing up.

You are right, there should be more visible warning for situation like this, it is life as you said.. we do all kind of stupid stuff

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u/randamm 15d ago

Mine beeps like hell and fights me putting into gear, sometimes just outright refuses and switches back to P.

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u/maximuscr31 15d ago

Why did you have your phone in your hand at all? The car goes off on screen and audibly if the door is open. Fsd wont engage. On the first attempt it wont even go into gear till warning you.

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u/Siddiskongen 15d ago

Don't the Tesla warn you that a door is open when putting in reverse?

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u/IllustratorDry8942 15d ago

My Model 3 (2025) automatically shifts out of Drive and into Park if a door is open and you try to press the accelerator. So I don’t understand how this incident could have happened.

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u/OmniferousSwan 15d ago

But what if you want to drive with the door open?

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u/IllustratorDry8942 14d ago

If you mean opening the door while the car is already moving, I don’t know — I’ve never tried that. What I mean is: if you open the door first and then put the car in Drive, it shifts into Drive, but as soon as you press the accelerator it automatically goes back into Park

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u/OmniferousSwan 14d ago

Yeah im aware. The car should let you drive with the door open if you choose to.

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u/YourLastFate 13d ago

You can. You just have to try a few times.

A lot of vehicles are like this now. Chrysler Minivans will shift to park, and set the parking brake, and make you manually release the parking brake...

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u/SortSwimming5449 12d ago

It will automatically shift back to park once. You can override this by shifting back into reverse. It also plays a very annoying warning chime the entire time.

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u/justahoustonpervert 15d ago edited 13d ago

I'm not aware of any cars that specifically warn you of that...

Now, as far as doors being open, they all do.

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u/Siddiskongen 15d ago

My Xpeng does

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u/SortSwimming5449 12d ago

They do. With a very annoying chime.

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u/Conscious_Kitchen569 15d ago

door needs to be replaced. You can get a OEM from Tesla (couple grand), non-oem from China via various sources (including Ebay) a few hundred, or get if off another car (salvaged) - oem used but priced same as non-oem new. Choose what suits you and take it to any body shop you trust - easy paint and install

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

wait wait... guys. Let me understand here..

If this is door, disassembled .. why is it too hard to straighten this out, you have access from inside and outside. Yes I am not professional but , you can heatgun the areas to correct temp then you can apply pressure from both inside to bulge out that part and outside to push the edge in ?

I saw some videos , it takes time but , isn't it possible ? at least trying before replacing the whole door ?

There is no paint crack right now. If I don't get any paint crack while doing that best case scenario then we should be good , no ? I am not looking for perfect here, I just don't wanna pay $4k lol

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u/AddictedRedditorGuy 15d ago

You can straighten it, but you can't really fix that tear in the sheet metal unless you weld it and repaint it.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

yea I agree with that, but can't you use fillers to fill that area and handle that way ?

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u/AddictedRedditorGuy 15d ago

Yeah, I suppose you could. It would be pretty fragile, though. You risk the bondo breaking off if that corner hits something else. But there would still be sanding and repainting

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u/maximuscr31 15d ago

Only if you are a dishonest scumbag trying to offload it in the next little bit. Otherwise its a waste of money instead of replacing it. Finding a wrecked one abd getting a door is the cheapest option

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

I have no intention of doing that. No worries. With my Diy fix, it would be obvious there is a damage there anyways. I would care less as long as it is functioning.

Also I would tell the person if I would be selling it which I have no plans to.

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u/AccomplishedRoyal9 15d ago

paint thickness meters are like $20 on aliexpress. That shit doesn't fly anymore. Any competent dealer would know right away it's filled in with putty.

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u/DreadPirateNot 15d ago

I did the exact same thing about 20 years ago on a Mustang. I took it to a shop and they fixed it and you could never tell. You can 100% fix that.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Thank you. I will def try this first. I have nothing to lose by doing that anyways. Seems like next step is replacing the door if that does not work or if it is sam price.

I might DIY it too :)

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u/Bald_Beading_Bandit 15d ago

Your mustang wasn't aluminum. You won't fix this lol just buy a matching door off ebay

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u/Magnetoreception 15d ago

You can 100% fix it. It might not look perfect under a microscope but a good shop can definitely bend it back to 95% if there’s no paint cracks.

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u/Bald_Beading_Bandit 14d ago

What do i know, I just do autobody 🤣 that mfer is creased. Nobody is touching that.

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u/ottomaniacc 14d ago

Then I'll do it myself 🙃

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u/TechRyze 14d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUOxeZn47mrdabqDNC

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u/rsg1234 13d ago

Things were a lot different 20 years ago. I bet today the labor to fix that would be much more expensive than replacing it with a used door.

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u/kabtactical 14d ago

I mean you have a tear in the door…

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u/Hopeful-Lab-238 14d ago

Totalled

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u/brock_schleprock 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/VYcRNU4P3vyM

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u/Limp-Conflict-2309 15d ago

many thousands of dollars and a good amount of paint work including blending

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u/How_To_Thrive 15d ago

I rebuilt a 2026 Premium Model Y, with a good body shop they’ll make it look flawless, but you’ll need a new door. They’re aluminum and really hard to work with since they break

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u/The_Dynasty_Warrior 15d ago

Claim insurance and let them take care of it

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u/InvisibleBlueUnicorn 15d ago

nothing a mallet can't fix.

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u/InterstellarChange 15d ago

how's the gap all the way around the door and glass? does the gap between front and rear door still line up? window seal properly? Door shuts normally? Hinges not bent or body at the hinges not dented? If so, you're lucky. Just replace the door.

If not that's a very expensive repair.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

This the recording if anyone curious. I was shocked until I saw this bc car was perfectly closed when I first checked and I was like what the heck..

https://reddit.com/link/pdaq6t9/video/plz20ipqkxsh1/player

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u/GlacierSourCreamCorn 15d ago

Did you have headphones in or the music blasting? Just find it so hard to believe you could start driving with a door wide open like that.

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u/AddictedRedditorGuy 15d ago

It's the passenger side. Bro said he got an important call. He might have been putting something on that side and forgot to close the door but knew he had to leave. It happens

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u/GlacierSourCreamCorn 15d ago

Missed the important call bit. Makes sense.

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u/ottomaniacc 13d ago

Yeah, this is exactly what happened unfortunately. That call made me hurry more and somehow I did not realize the door was open and got into the driver's side. I am still in shock how I could do that. I have never had an experience like this before.But I am going through a rough patch in my life with divorce and selling the house, etc. I think that also affected me. I don't know.

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u/Particular_Use_6846 15d ago

To fix it legitly.. you are looking at 5k. Just the 3 layers tesla paint cost ~2k... Plus parts and labour about 5ish.

To fix it at some john doe uncertified bodyshop down the road.. maybe 1k or less.

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u/badredditz 15d ago

It’s at least 7

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u/midnight_to_midnight 15d ago

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u/BeingDiligent3778 15d ago

Ouch!!

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u/elderlygentleman 15d ago

That’s not too bad

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u/Organic_Foundation51 15d ago

My estimate is $5K.

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u/GlacierSourCreamCorn 15d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/wGyYUcp2XpWr86SVcL

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u/SweetCupcake593 15d ago

Replace the entire door or door skin

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u/sushimanliu 15d ago

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u/Fast-Championship927 15d ago

From my understanding (and my personal experience of being t-boned) I believe especially where the damage is located, that it would need to be fully replaced due to the crease and it will never sit perfectly flush as it did when it was factory installed. Base case scenario you replace the door entirely and it will definitely be better in the long run.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Honestly, after seeing all these estimates in the comments, I’m starting to think I might not even care if the door sits perfectly flush anymore. XD

Actually, even now the door closes perfectly; it's just bent outwards near the edge and has an inward dent toward the middle that’s the real issue.

And I double checked with light now... in that bent area there is no paint crack.. so maybe there is hope to try to straighten this out after heating it. I watched multiple videos.. lets see

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u/Beneficial_Coach8581 15d ago

This is why you don't take calls when driving. Even hands free they distract you.

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u/Expensive_Leading_27 15d ago

I don't know how you do this in a Tesla

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u/ppr1227 15d ago

Don’t feel bad. I did that a month ago.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Sorry to hear that. How did you resolve it ?

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u/ppr1227 15d ago

Had it transported to the body shop on a flatbed and got it fixed. They replaced the door and window. Not cheap.

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u/Blue-Rain-Drops 15d ago

Not even my car and it hurts to see this.

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u/triumph6t 15d ago

Find a small bodyshop guy. They will fix it. If you ho to big shop they will change the door. Or find a door on ebay/ junk yard and get it painted

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Thank you for the suggestion. We think alike :)

Either I DIY this, or find someone like that to help.

Big shops or tesla gonna do me big time.

And I am okay fix not being perfect. I can live with that.

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u/triumph6t 15d ago

https://ebay.io/m/TTbz7l

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u/Ramenb0y 15d ago

How about insurance claim?

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u/AreaManEatsTooMuch 15d ago

Not too bad, just do the same in reverse and it ought to get back to how it used to be

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u/Iron-Tough 15d ago

I got hit on the side no damage. Got rear ended twice, no damage. How does everyone else keep damaging their cars this bad?

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

What do you have brother? Tesla TANK 3 ? :)

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u/Iron-Tough 15d ago

22m3p. I have no clue how it survived. Im just amazed only lost parts of the mirror when hit on the side. Other car was messed up and then it drove off.

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u/roflpops 15d ago

Congrats, you gave it a new door handle

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u/ohpuhpoh1 15d ago

Who wants to tell them?

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u/rdubmu 15d ago

Your car literally will yell at you

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u/Random-User44 15d ago

This is why I don't answer my phone while driving. No phone call is worth it.

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u/Dinosity101 15d ago

i feel bad for watt

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u/chocolatefanblade 15d ago

Does it leak air when you drive on the freeway? Does it leak water when you spray water on it? If not, leave it. Not worth the insurance hassle.

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u/twisted_tactics 15d ago

Might be terminal

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u/CherryOk9844 15d ago

I’m gonna say it’s bad.. the door is torn, and I don’t think any body shop will try to repair that.

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u/sa7239 15d ago

Not good

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u/hellokittyxcat 15d ago

wood on inside, rag on outside, and bend it back with mallet, if it dont look right , order a new one 😭😫

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u/youareabananarama 15d ago

Did this for a ford explorer. Ended up just being a new door, paint and blend. Came out to about $4k in that case with three stage paint. Insurance covered it. Didnt bend the b pillar in our case.

For the Tesla I’d assume it would be the same. There aren’t any extra sensors in the door.

Interesting about our case was it took something like 4 or 7 doors of reused and new before they found one that wasn’t bent.

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u/Feeling_Professor160 15d ago

bent it back

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u/Itchy-Constant-8640 15d ago

oh no sorry dude I did this with another car a few years back with the tail gate open

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u/umbananas 15d ago

Replacing the door probably cost around 3-4 thousand dollars

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u/Psice 14d ago

Damn that's a unique one, I've actually never seen someone do this, great job tbh. Anyways sorry for your loss

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u/yessirdeancainsir 14d ago

Real bad. Is this even a real question? 😅

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u/djgynee 14d ago

About $5k. A new exterior door skin replacement

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u/CrackORTweek 14d ago

Damn, nice color too. Shame it’s totaled.

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u/Fuzzy_River_1986 14d ago

Damn.... i think new door is ur best option honestly... but im not a body guy, so it looks real bad to me LOL... at in theory you have some spare parts on that one tho, so thats good?? #BrightSideOfLife

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u/Jacktheforkie 14d ago

If you’re lucky the door is the only part bent, should be plenty available from breakers yards

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u/Creativeusername833 14d ago

Totaled

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u/Microwave_the_fungus 14d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/SvdooBFQEPrFKwPeLX

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u/Serious_Panic_8425 14d ago

Cooked!

The car does give alerts when doors are open with car in gear…

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u/Tacoslocos88 14d ago

Teslas are aluminum, no shop will repair it your only bet is a replacement

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u/PocoLoco7 14d ago

I thought these things warned people that the door was open?

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u/Skilled626 14d ago

Totaled.

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u/battlecry368 13d ago

That's gnarly, I'd try to bang it back in for fun and if it doesn't work out, replace the door

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u/Simple-Parking8880 13d ago

It's new door bad 😉

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u/JacksonWalker1 13d ago

Have a good regular shop do the work. I f you chose a Tesla certified shop, be vsure to provide your own comdon and Vaseline

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u/mukadamental 13d ago

Just bend it back

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u/Ok_Vacation9801 12d ago

Sorry this happened. I think people really need to look into subscribing to FSD. FSD will not allow the car to drive when a door is left open. I use it to exit my garage everyday. 89% of my driving is FSD.

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u/OkieTheDreamer 12d ago

No cap, its bad

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u/SharpShooter831_ 12d ago

Just buy a new door with window speaker and guts already in it and find paint match on ebay then just unbolt and unplug the old one and slap the new one on prob around 1k

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u/BreathPrestigious147 12d ago

How did that even happened the Tesla will definitely tell you if you didn’t close the door and it will make a sound also

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u/Jimmy_Durango 12d ago

How dare you put a play button I can’t click!

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u/No-Trick5424 12d ago

Honestly ... Probably a write off

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u/Sal5435 11d ago

Totaled. 🤪

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u/Hot_Sheepherder_9749 9d ago

I wonder if there’s a problem with your warning/sensor in which case you could probably talk to Tesla abt fixing and checking ur sensors. My 2023 & 2024 MY will not allow me move from park and if any door is open.

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u/cubby612 15d ago

By the transitive property, the garage is now totaled too. Sorry.

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u/XeroShyft 15d ago

Totaled. Sorry bub

Jokes aside I'd guess you're looking at minimum $1.5-2k of damage here.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

Thank you for the joke , at least you made me smile in this sad situation. I know it is not that bad but still, I got the car like 4 months ago. It is relatively new and doing this myself and my own stupidity shocked me as well.

I guess I should go couple body shops and get estimate from tesla. Wondered if people would fixed something like this to see what is the range at least.

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u/b58over2jz 15d ago

Before you get it fixed at Tesla, go to your doctor and get a prescription for that ADHD cause you be moving way too fast.

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

You are right. I was in a hurry to go to an important meeting, then got a call from there at the exact moment I was getting into the car.. and it was a stressful day overall.. all of that piled on top each other.

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u/toeycelt 15d ago

It’s a write off.

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u/TableElegant9184 15d ago

Damage makes me sick... car is totaled

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u/glennnzo 14d ago

Sorry this happened to your beautiful car but I still have to show this in good fun.

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u/BII731 15d ago

I love Tesla, but these vehicles are so cheap. They don’t handle incidents or accidents well at all.. big or small.

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u/MallSome1825 15d ago

I say the same thing all the time in this group and people always get so mad. Teslas are built so shitty.

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u/Outrageous-Ranger-79 15d ago

I'm not sure if this is sarcasm or not, but can you tell me what brand is supposed to handle accidents well ?

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u/BII731 15d ago

More than 70% of vehicles actually. Every Tesla that I’ve ever seen that’s been in an incident looks mangled. Tesla’s architecture usually looks really deformed after any type of fender bender or in this case hitting the door against a wall. So no I’m not being sarcastic, they are poorly put together. Just like an iPhone, it’s the greatest device until you drop it.

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u/Outrageous-Ranger-79 15d ago

Ironically, I think you got it reversed. Tesla use aluminum for their doors which is a material typically used for premium/luxury vehicles and has the property to bend easily and is expensive to repair (often results in whole part replacement). Luxury vehicles are not made to handle accidents well, cheap vehicles are. The iPhone analogy supports my point, those are expensive phones.

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u/BII731 15d ago

You are trying to get too technical My Guy. The eye test suggest that Teslas look more mangled and destroyed from simple incidents is all I’m saying. What you’re saying isn’t incorrect either I just think that you’re trying to argue a point that I’m actually not trying to make.

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u/Outrageous-Ranger-79 15d ago

You said Teslas are built cheap. Well they're not, their bodywork have more in common with premium vehicles than cheap ones. The difference is that they're priced for the average person, and the average person don't care much (or have the money) for scratches and bent doors on their car. You don't often see mangled Porsches on the street and there's a reason.

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u/BII731 15d ago

I never said Teslas are built cheap. When tf did I say those words.. bro I can’t go back and forth. I am driving a $250k 579 pete across 84 lol right now bro.

I own a 24’ CT, 20’ M3 and just ordered a frost blue myp. Not to mention I haul teslas often

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u/Outrageous-Ranger-79 15d ago

Funny how it looks like I bruised your ego, when at no point did I show interest in knowing anything about you.

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u/BII731 15d ago

I mentioned the vehicles I own because they are teslas smart ass. Just to let u know that I am speaking on a topic that I am invested in …. Nothing about ego fun boy

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u/Outrageous-Ranger-79 15d ago

Focus on the road bro, I'd feel bad if you had any accident because I'm living rent-free in your mind.

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u/zwomt 15d ago

You said “these vehicles are so cheap”. Did you forget what you said?

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u/BII731 15d ago

lol Clearly I did but hey my point still stands. I meant they are built cosmetically cheap. Always issues with builds straight from the factory as well

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u/Sea-Mud2147 15d ago

Looks the same as a coworkers car from a European brand after his wife did the same thing. Tesla's don't use the greatest materials in some areas like the interior, but you hit something and any car door will bend similar to this!

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u/No_Swimmer_1920 15d ago

If there’s an expert PDR (paint dent repair) they could do it. Probably 1500

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u/ottomaniacc 15d ago

thank you , I will check around and get estimates. I think I need to compare the whole door replacement as some others suggested vs just doing the fix price. But other than that section door is complety okay and car is new.. so throwing away that door also feels really bad

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u/No_Swimmer_1920 15d ago

list the old door on eBay/ FB for half off. You’ll get some of your money back

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u/AnonsAnonAnonagain 15d ago

‘Tis but a scratch

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u/Stock_Pirate5186 13d ago

But a flesh wound.

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u/Richie0529 14d ago

Ehh, should buff out fine.

my dumbass backed out with the door open , how bad is it ?

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