yeah, I'm in body industry too....I think it can be PDR'd....It may not come out perfect due to the curve, but a good PDR tech can get it looking much better.....probably $150-200 at the most for PDR....they'll have to remove the tail lamp...good luck...update the thread with pics after you get it done....

If that doesnt work, then yeah 1000+ for taking panel off and repainting...

Damn that sounds dirty.

I had the same thing happen with my last car: my Black & Decker workbench fell across the left-rear quarter panel and put a two-inch vertical crease across the so-called "character line." I rubbed it out from inside the panel as best I could, but I could never get the horizontal line smoothed out properly. Then again, I'm a complete amateur. I just lived with it.

I feel your pain, man.