2nd gen vs. tree. Any ideas?
02-04-12, 07:13 PM
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2nd gen vs. tree. Any ideas?
So, my fc rolled un-occupied down my driveway and side swiped i tree....
I'm out of ideas, besides over-fenders to go over it. Any ideas?
I'm out of ideas, besides over-fenders to go over it. Any ideas?
02-15-12, 12:44 PM
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go to a body shop and get em to bang the dents out if u dont wana go with over fenders. Thats really ur only option unless u wana be ghetto and fill it with body putty. Did the e brake go out or something?
02-15-12, 02:56 PM
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Don't fill with body putty! Body putty is only designed to fill the SMALL imperfections left by a sheet metal repair. You'll either need to get it banged out (A tough job in the rear corner) or you'll need to have new panels welded in (A tough job in the rear corner) or you'll need to go looking for a good donor chassis.
02-15-12, 07:48 PM
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Ive been on the hunt for a donor chasis, everybody says thats the worse spot to cut/reweld on becuase of the corner and the gas door... it was alot worse before and i managed to pull it out enought with a come-along to get a new light and get the gas door latch to work again... gonna try that some more and see how far i get. Just wondering if anybody has had the same corner smashed from getting sideways..and if so what repair technique they used and what results. ill update pics this weekend after a few more hours of labor.
06-27-12, 01:27 PM
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thats not too bad looks like its mainly sheet metal damage. you could work it out but it will be time consuming, or i would replace it.
find out if LKQ delivers in your area and see if they have a used quarter. shouldn't be that expensive. and then you'll have to remove the damaged one and remove the used one and weld the used one back on and skim coat the seams.
could be done by a mediocre welder
find out if LKQ delivers in your area and see if they have a used quarter. shouldn't be that expensive. and then you'll have to remove the damaged one and remove the used one and weld the used one back on and skim coat the seams.
could be done by a mediocre welder
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I recently traded this car for another so my agenda has changed, now im working on removing the flat black paint from a charcoal pearl-grey car wtihout damaging it too much... it seems like they used good paint,,, but the worst job ive ever seen....
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