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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 06:39 PM
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I know this is a popular issue and I searched without finding any answers

Whats causes the dimpled on the top of quarters on camaro and how can they be fixed? Ive been told paintless dent repair but I want to get them fixed and paint m car. I do not want to fill them, and I dont want them coming right back
I am unfamiliar with paintless dent repairs
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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I popped a couple of mine out by getting behind the panel and slowly working them out with a cut off broom handle. The inside of both quarters is easy to get to from inside the car.

The paintless dent removal guys do basically the same thing but with better tools.
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 11:19 PM
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It's from your car torquing, get some sfc's.
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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yeah i have more that i just noticed today. maybe ill get some good pics. but i need sfc's
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Snake_Skinner
It's from your car torquing, get some sfc's.
car has them and a cage, Ive been old they are from stress in the metal when it is formed. I dont know what causes them but they look terrible on black
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Old Aug 8, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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^^^--- as the proud owner of 2 black TA's (98 & 99) w/ dimples.


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I'm glad I read this thread, because I was gonna knock the **** out of one of my neighbors.!!! Could've swore somebody was responsible...


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ok so ill bring this back alive mine has a small shallow one in the passenger rear quarter from a gate from an apt complex closing on me. paints alright but the dent just bothers me... is it worth it to take it somewhere? try and roll it out with a chunk of broomstick? ughh
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Just take it somewhere. Usually a shop will charge $75 for the first painless dent removal and then $25 for any additional
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I got a cage and sfc's and I have a **** ton of dimples. I consider them battle wounds lol. it is what it is. I dont think even with those added it helps all that much.
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Originally Posted by CamaroZ28_LS1
I got a cage and sfc's and I have a **** ton of dimples. I consider them battle wounds lol. it is what it is. I dont think even with those added it helps all that much.
same here but mine is black they are hardly noticable and it is a race car but it really bothers me knowing they are there.

Sometimes I have to look for them to find them so they arent real bad but I want it fixed before I paint the car
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SFC's were the absolute first part I put on my car, and I still got the damn dimples once I started racing the car...sux!
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its caused by wheel hop. Mine were awful, got them fixed and used umi lca's and bilstien shocks. No more wheel hop no more dimples. I do not have my sfc welded on yet.
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Originally Posted by k_garretson23
its caused by wheel hop. Mine were awful, got them fixed and used umi lca's and bilstien shocks. No more wheel hop no more dimples. I do not have my sfc welded on yet.
Hm, I could see that maybe.
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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Ive never once had any issues with wheel hop
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Ive had zero wheel hop, dimple formed overnight in the garage... So wtf?
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Probably shitty steel from the factory
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On that note my camaro doesnt have dimples and my z28 didnt eaither.
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My 93 doesnt have them either as well as my 01.
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MY 02 firebird does though and its damaged the paint. It was freshly painted right before the dimple.. So it didnt have enough time to really... Cure or what have you..


Pos gm! Bet ill buy another one again!!!! Lol
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