a guy towed my car the ghetto way, now i have front damage....help please

[lifeisviewtiful]

this dumbass guy towed this 1g i bought and now a large piece of metal is prutruding out the front of the bumper. its the piece of metal behind the front bumper that the radiator sits on. looks as if there is a plastic hose with some electrical wires going through it. this piece of metal is it bolted on?(can be bought at a junkyard) or is it a part of the frame and needs to be straightened out and welded back on?

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

this dumbass guy towed this 1g i bought and now a large piece of metal is prutruding out the front of the bumper. its the piece of metal behind the front bumper that the radiator sits on. looks as if there is a plastic hose with some electrical wires going through it. this piece of metal is it bolted on?(can be bought at a junkyard) or is it a part of the frame and needs to be straightened out and welded back on?

 

[blueberry_dsm]

this thread is useless without pics!

 

[Defiant]

Picture.

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

will post some today.....

 

[liquordrunk]

will post some today.....

It would make it alot better thread!

 

[scirio]

he towed your 1G AWD from the front?

 

[HighPsi92GST]

A picture will help, I was thinking at first you meant the thin peice of metal that runs from the hood latch down to the bottom support beam, but towning by that wouldnt work at all, would just rip it off. Definitly get a picture.

 

[devlish]

he towed your 1G AWD from the front?

no doubt, towing an AWD from the front... you may have bigger issues than some metal & plastic brackets!

without a pic, i'm thinking it's the piece that is part of the car, and would need to be straightened. but a pic will help us out more

 

[Thomas91169]

buy a chiltons and look it up.

and im hoping it was a 1g junker fwd parts car, cause if he towed a awd by the front, meaning the front was on the deck and the rears were moving, shits ####ed up. hopefully if its awd you mean he lifted it up onto the deck by this certain part.

either way pics would also help. if you cant get pics, find a pic of someone elses car that shows the part and point it out for us

 

[splattj]

It sounds, from the post, like the car was towed using a tow strap and another car and that the genius tied the tow strap to the radiator support in the center. If that is the case, the part you have sticking out is part of a larger support bracket which is welded in. I would just try to bend it or hammer it back into shape.

 

[HighPsi92GST]

If its the skinny verticle peice that the power steering lines are bolted to, just rip it off and forget about it. I think it has something like 4 bolts holding it on.
And I think the idea above is correct, sounds like someone towed it with all 4 wheels on the ground with a strap/chain.

Either way, I would think by now he fixed the problem...or something.

 

[Defiant]

No picture, no thread.

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

ok i payed some guy to tow this dsm i bought real cheap because it needed a bottom end. i went to check my car out when i got home at my apartment and it looked like this. and now the hood won't close.

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according to him the car was like that when he got it. but i saw it a few days before and it wasn't. i inspected it and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the radiator or anything but my thing is, can this piece of metal be fixed.........welded/bolted back on. the tow company told me to get it fixed and bring them a bill, so i just want to know if this is a do-it-yourself kind of thing or is this major body damage we are talking about. lmk please.

here are more pics

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also here are some loose wires that were next to the alternator. i think it was from the flip up lights because when i try to turn them on the don't flip up.

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help please anyone.

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

ok i payed some guy to tow this dsm i bought real cheap because it needed a bottom end. i went to check my car out when i got home at my apartment and it looked like this. and now the hood won't close.

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according to him the car was like that when he got it. but i saw it a few days before and it wasn't. i inspected it and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the radiator or anything but my thing is, can this piece of metal be fixed.........welded/bolted back on. the tow company told me to get it fixed and bring them a bill, so i just want to know if this is a do-it-yourself kind of thing or is this major body damage we are talking about. lmk please.

here are more pics

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also here are some loose wires that were next to the alternator. i think it was from the flip up lights because when i try to turn them on the don't flip up.

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help please anyone.

 

[blcknspo0ln]

that one looks like the plug to the driver's side fan...

but if they're footing the bill, get it in writing that they WILL reimburse you.. then go to the most expensive/best body shop you know and have them do it

tell them the bumper was red when you get it too !

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

thats more or less the plan. i just wanted to have an assessment on how hard it would be to repair. like a simple trip to the junkyard cut the piece off and then a weld job? or will it be more conplicated than that.

 

[BulliT]

Sue his ass....


Do you have any pictures of the car before? if you do bring those to a lawyer and let him do the rest.

Good luck getting that one fixed, take it to the body shop, go to a few, get a couple estimates.

 

[rampridersrider]

Well if now the hood wont close then you probably have some secondary damage as well. Your frame is probably slightly tweaked and everything will be a bit out of wack. Don't cut it out and weld a new one back in. Do what that cat said in the previous post, go to the tow company and get a written statement saying they will foot the bill and then take it to a good auto body shop. If your not paying to fix it then what is the point in trying to DIY. Get it done right with no problems and still pay nothing.

 

[ECLIPSE4x4]

Yeah that looks like a fan plug to me.

Also are you asking if it can be fixed, or fixed by you? Seems like what you want to do is have them cut you a check and then you go and fix it yourself and keep the change.

Personally if they are going to pay for it, take it to a body shop and have them do it while you work on the bottom end.

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

You only need one thread on the subject stop cross-posting in multiple forums.

 

[lifeisviewtiful]

thing is the car isn't running right now so i can't get it fixed just now. i was gonna just fix the bottom end and kind of patch work it so i can get the radiator sittin in there properly and then drive it to the body shop. also the hood won't close because the mechanism that clips into the hood when you close it isn't lined up. i checked the frame its not warped or anything(thank god). the car needs a decent amount of work tho. brakes need changing, windshield wiper, door lock actuators, carpet, hatch shocks, seats need to be taken out and cleaned, a few other things too. but this is a little prject of mine am working on so there may be other posts on different problems that may arise. i promise i'll run a search before i post tho. thx for the info tho guys. appreciate it.

 

[ddavisaf]

There is absolutly no possible way the frame did not get damaged. Sit down when you get the quote from the bodyshop, you will be surprised. Also, alot of larger bodyshops have flatbeds. They will pick up your vehicle for you. If the company that damaged the car is paying for the repair, they will have to pay for the drop off to the bodyshop as well.

Don't let the bodyshop total the car. Tell them straight up you don't want it totalled since the repairs are being paid for by a third party.

 

[BREW]

BulliT Sue his ass....

Yeah that #### should burn in hell

Who the hell does that guy think he is, helping someone out, towing their car to their house( for a small fee), explaining that he didn't cause the damage (thats fishy) but is willing to pay for any repairs that need to be made ( **** him, he should burn in hell)

[/Team America World Police theme song]

Brew

p.s. BulliT your a

 

[BREW]

Any way what happened to the car is a shame. However, like was stated before take it to a known body shop in your area, chances are the frame is not in spec. Being that the towing company is fronting the bill, I wouldn't cut corners on something as important as frame alignment. Being that the car will be sitting for some time, or atleast thats what im assuming with the motor swaps and all, it seems like it will only bend more if it is not structurally sound to begin with . Call for a flatbed, preferrably not from the initial towing company, and get that frame back in line, then send out the bill to the responsible party.

Or if that fails... [Team America World Police theme song]


Brew