Neff Integrated Dishwasher door repair - DIY job or call a repairer?

[MickBee]

Neff integrated dishwasher (part of kitchen incompetently fitted 4 years ago by firm now out of business.) Fitter didn't seal the cutout in the plinth, which eventually swelled and this year started catching on the outer panel, pulling it out on one side when the door is opened. (I have now enlarged the plinth cutout and sealed it fully.)

This is the LHS with gap of about 1" at the bottom. The RHS is fully attached.

Having read previous threads (about other makes) I hoped that I could unscrew the (MDF) panel, fill the damaged screw holes (Araldite was suggested) and re-fit the panel.

I have now taken the panel off, and see that, as well as screws at midpoint and top, the panel is held at the bottom by hinges which clip into the metal sheet; the sheet is broken at the LHS clip

and deformed at the RHS.

The full panel looks like this:

and the metal sheet like this:

Two questions?
1) Is this a DIY job or should I bite the bullet and call in the Neff repair system (or an independent repairer)?
2) If I call in a repairer, it worth my while trying to fill in the hole in the panel, or getting a replacement panel from the kitchen manufacturer; (I don't want to have two call-out charges and extra delay if my repair isn't suitable)?

If relevant, the dishwasher model is S513M60X1G/51 and FD number 9808-00595.
Advice gratefully received.

 

[jj4091]

You can get a new door panel here https://www.ransomspares.co.uk/part...3m60x1g__51/outer-front-door-panel/540660.htm what is involved in fixing it I don't know but if you have managed to remove & refit the decor panel I would have thought you could diy it.

 

[assuhors]

If you remove the two bottom short screws and carefully drill through the metal panel you can swap the previous middle long screws into new material of outer the door panel.

 

[MickBee]

Thanks to both jj4091 and assuhors for your replies. I'd looked at a few spare parts sites but hadn't seen one with a metal panel. I haven't fully removed the decor panel yet but hope that undoing the two screws in each hinge will be a reversible operation. Drilling new holes into fresh MDF seems a better idea than filling the existing hole; removing the metal panel will let me see that there isn't anything vital hidden away where I need to drill.