Dented Bottom Case on a 17" MacBook Pro

Recently my MacBook Pro had a painful meeting with a conrete floor resulting in a noticeable dent in the bottom left corner of the bottom casing (how it survived at all, I don't know). The machine is completely functional and the dent is only a cosmetic inconvenience. I took a trip into the Apple Store and was told that it would be $1500 to replace the bottom case. Needless to say, I laughed at the price quote and left. I've found retailers online who carry the casing part for the mbp but haven't been able to find a guide for replacing the bottom case (I already looked on iFixit, they have a guide that gets almost up to switching out the bottom case but I don't know if it covers everything since it indicates that many components are left attached to the case). I don't plan on having Apple replace the case as based on that price, I'd rather wait and get a new machine when the core2's are released but I would like to attempt at replacing the case myself. I'm fairly adept at this sort of material but admit that the deepest into an Apple portable I've gotten was reattaching an airport antenna on a 12" powerbook. Has anyone had experience with replacing the bottom case of a macbook pro (or a powerbook for that matter, I imagine its mostly the same only with some connectors changed and the IR port added). How complicated of a process is it? From what I can find online, I should have wished for the damanged to have affected the top case instead as its a much easier swap.

My understanding is that it is the most difficult of all of the tasks.
Many, if not all, Apple Repair centers ship out bottom case repairs to their Depot for repair.
I think you can get far with iFixit, but I think you may end up paying more then $1500 if you mess up the install, so is not worth it.
So, here's my thought:
Go to an apple store, talk to one of the people that actually repairs computers. Ask them, if you got them a bottom case, if they could do it for you. Offer them $100-200 for their service minimum.
If not, search around for another apple authorized repair center.
You could also check out colorwarepc.com to see if they replace bottom cases, or just spray paint them.

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