Smacked my subby into a cement pillar...need help
04-03-2007, 09:28 AM
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Smacked my subby into a cement pillar...need help
Hey guy i need some help....Yesterday I smacked my front left fender of my subby into a cement pillar and the fender bent in all funny. Some paint got scraped off and some of it is chipping off where the metal meets the plastic. I wasnt even backing out that fast. Gosh...the sheet metal is really soft on our cars! Anywho, anybody know of a place that can pull the dent out to make it look like nothing had happened? Also, what can i do about the paint scrape? Any advice will be much appreciated!
-Dave
-Dave
04-03-2007, 11:47 AM
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I'd suggest you search the classifieds for a fender that matches or order one and have it painted. If you cheap out you'll regret it forever.
And ANY sheet metal will bend when you drive into a cement pillar...>ANY. has nothing to do with speed. It's an object that doesn't move and another one that weighs 3500 pounds smooshing together on a 10mm thick piece of aluminum. Even my THICK *** steal on my caddy would bend on that.
And ANY sheet metal will bend when you drive into a cement pillar...>ANY. has nothing to do with speed. It's an object that doesn't move and another one that weighs 3500 pounds smooshing together on a 10mm thick piece of aluminum. Even my THICK *** steal on my caddy would bend on that.
04-03-2007, 01:38 PM
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i see your thread now. 
You really have 3 dents there. 2 on the body line and 1 big one above. The 2 on the body line are too close to the edge and I definitly can't do much about your paint. I might be able to do something with the big one. But it seems like you have that big dent due to the two small ones on the bottom. Which means most like have the fix the 2 small ones to release the pressure points to fix the big one.
You really have 3 dents there. 2 on the body line and 1 big one above. The 2 on the body line are too close to the edge and I definitly can't do much about your paint. I might be able to do something with the big one. But it seems like you have that big dent due to the two small ones on the bottom. Which means most like have the fix the 2 small ones to release the pressure points to fix the big one.
04-04-2007, 02:36 PM
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pushing the dents and touchup may be the cheaper alternative right now, but it will definatley look a lot better just getting it replaced. IMO will save you time and money in the long run
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