Thread: Aluminium or steel

Due to the lack of a quality magnet in our household, can anyone tell me whether the rear quarter panels on an 08 l322 are aluminium or steel?

Got a couple of small dents (size of small hailstone) and wondering if aluminium whether they can be successfully repaired using paintless dent removal?

Any ideas greatly appreciated.

Thanks Pete and thanks Ron.

Sorry it's taken a few days to respond to your posts but I've been dealing with some other 'pain' of a different nature ... albeit a knee!

I didn't even think about a fridge magnet so I resurrected one that works. You were right Pete ... most panels on the L322 are alloy (tested) except for the 2 rear quarter panels which are definitely steel.

So I'm going to have a crack at removing the small dents with a PDR kit from ebay. I'll let you know how it goes when I'm done.

Cheers
Steve