Best car mechanic in santiago.

[pelaut]

See the curbside guys in the park across from the Palacio de Justicia on 27 Feb. if it's not a total mess. They are incredible what they can do with windows & doors that are doblado, misfit, leaking, etc. for just a couple of hundred pesos while you wait.

Av. JP Bermudez (the Av. Bermudez that Repuestos George is on) has a mile and a half of 2-3 story warehouses, each with the vehicle make and parts specialty (doors, engines, a/c, drive trains, etc.) shown on their signs. It's all out of Mexican chop shops and DR wreck salvors. When the kid runs upstairs to get you your part stop him and go with him. He'll just pick whatever's on top of the pile. You can point to the shiny one that was in JC Penney's parking lot just yesterday. Same price.

Why not get a new door there?

[leehall]

Paulino,
Try Robles which is on the SD highway, just as you leave Santiago on the right hand side. You need to take the slip road of to the right and it is just after the petrol station.
They specialise in bodywork. In fact, the first point of call for many hurricane / accident damaged cars from the US before they go on to the local car dealers (and unsuspecting buyers) is here. They also deal directly with insurance companies if you are going to claim.

[pelaut]

See the curbside guys in the park across from the Palacio de Justicia on 27 Feb. if it's not a total mess. They are incredible what they can do with windows & doors that are doblado, misfit, leaking, etc. for just a couple of hundred pesos while you wait. Each guy has his specialty marked by a part leaning against a tree (i.e., car door).

Av. JP Bermudez (the Av. Bermudez that Repuestos George is on) has a mile and a half of 2-3 story warehouses, each with the vehicle make and parts specialty (doors, engines, a/c, drive trains, etc.) shown on their signs. It's all out of Mexican chop shops and DR wreck salvors. When the kid runs upstairs to get you your part stop him and go with him. He'll just pick whatever's on top of the pile. You can point to the shiny one that was in JC Penney's parking lot just yesterday. Same price.

Why not get a new door there?

[leehall]

Paulino,
Try Robles which is on the SD highway, just as you leave Santiago on the right hand side. You need to take the slip road of to the right and it is just after the petrol station.
They specialise in bodywork. In fact, the first point of call for many hurricane / accident damaged cars from the US before they go on to the local car dealers (and unsuspecting buyers) is here. They also deal directly with insurance companies if you are going to claim.

[Paulino]

Thanks for your input both of you, I really appreciate your advice! When I'm reunited with my CR-V in January - si Dios quiere - I will take it there and see what can be done.

The door isn't a total mess, after I bent it back somewhat myself - basically there's some wind noise and it probably isn't waterproof, and I have to take care not to open the door too far, because then I'll mess up the sheet metal of the mud guard again.

Cheers,

Paulino