Sill repair

Hi all. Happy New year's

Have a question
My insurance exsess is $450. Is it worth going through my insurance to repair this or just pay myself?
What would be a fair guess on the repair cost of this

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Thanks all...

if you dont just want to bog it its a bit of a bugger to do. if you happy to paint it yourself you can buy a pin pull kit off ebay that will pull most of it out then have it for keeps.. I recommend welding flat plate to the underside of your sliders or this will happen again and again. I have flat plate on the bottom and checker on the top of mine to deal with this.

I think a repair like this done professionally will be around the same price as the excess, if not a fraction cheaper. I am amazed at how quick a panel beater will pull out a dent like this one.

Take the slider off yourself to make it cheaper if that helps