Access to rear panel of 2012 c-coupe.

[Blessed_Badger]

Does anyone have any instructions / ideas how to access the rear panel (just below the rear passenger window, about 5-6 inches behind the drivers door and where the speaker for the rear passenger is) of the 2012 c-coupe for paintless dent removal.

Basically, a guy is coming to sort out a dent just behind the drivers door where some fool in a 4x4 (assume this because of the height of the dent) has opened his door into my car and left a lovely crease to prove it! Now I'm pretty sure the PDR guy will have done thousands of repairs before, but as the 2012 c-coupe is such a new model I'm not so sure he'll have accessed that particular area of the car before so any help I can give him might help in getting him access to the back of the panel that needs the work.

Many thanks

 

[grober]

Unless the panel is double skinned you could probably access it by removal of the internal trim? However many simply drill a couple of access holes in the door aperture B pillar to insert their tools and then blank em off. If the crease is not too deep and the paint isn't broken I would seriously consider leaving well alone. Remember in warranty terms Mercedes wont like any non original paint- they have instruments that can subsequently detect it no matter how good the match.

p.s. thinking about this a bit more I would seriously think about consulting your supplying MB dealer about this before proceeding. At the very least they should be able to recommend someone with a proven track record they use themselves use to "fettle" their stock-- unless this guy comes with impeccable references--- if you got his name from the phonebook ---- be very careful

 

[Blessed_Badger]

Many thanks for the advice grober. It was the internal trim I was on about removing although my poor explanation probably didn't help. The paint isn't broken at all and the crease (although only a few cm long and not deep enough that you can even feel it when running your fingers across the panel) is very annoying as it catches the light / reflection of our garage and I can't but help look at it every time I walk away from the car.