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I had similar damage when I hit the guard rail at a DE event. I hit just above the wheel arch and had a dent about 12" long which scraped the paint but did not penetrate the fender. The door gap and rear lid gaps were not affected, it was very localized damage. I was concerned just as you are. My rear 1/4 panel was straightened and repainted, and it looks just great. Your damage looks like a reasonably simple repair and I doubt if the fender was bent so much that the rear decklid gap was affected. But you might want to check that.
But I should add that in order to get a color match the whole side of my car was repainted. My 911 is red and the body guy did not feel he could just paint the rear 1/4 panel and get a good color match. The whole job was about $2,000 but it looks as good as new. I often look at that rear panel to see if I can discern any defect and l can't find any problem, and I look very hard. I have looked many times under different lighting conditions and I cannot see any indication of damage. or faulty color matchup. I had the job done by a guy that does a lot of expensive and classic car work, but I think a Porsche dealer will do a quality job. I would not worry about this repair but color matching is something you should be very careful about. Your car appears to be white and that is probably an easy color to match.
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