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Non retracting seat belt dents door sill in my Hyundai Creta

I often find my seat belt hanging by the seat near the door and today it bit me. Well not literally bit me, but bit the car with a big dent on the door sill.

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An update on the wiper washer nozzle. The service center never called after service nor has Hyundai for feedback. Very disappointing. Anyway I dropped by at service center this afternoon where my SA had asked to see if another cars nozzle will fit till the actual part arrives. Apparently Hyundai keeps sending them the wrong nozzle each time hence they didn't ask me to come back.

Anyway, a big issue happened today. Does anyone else experience the seat belt failing to retract after you've removed them? I often find my seat belt hanging by the seat near the door and today it bit me. Well not literally bit me, but bit the car with a big dent on the door sill. It literally feels like I've been stabbed though.

What happened was I was waiting for the SA sat in the car and when he arrived I got out and he got in. As he turned the ignition on I closed the door without realizing the seat belt buckle was hanging outside the door sill.

As a result the buckle literally ended up being hammered onto the door sill by the door.

SA said I'd have to remove dent for 1.5k from body shop. I'm not confident of handing over the car to body shop for small issue so he agreed to touch up the dent for now.

A query, should I get the dent removed and repaint asap to avoid potential corrosion issue or is the touchup enough for now? Asking this because door sills are more prone to rust as is.

The last image is me showing how it happened. I looked up online and this seat belt issue is a common thing on some Hyundais and BMWs.

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