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blackhawk2k7

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Oct 12, 2008
Stanwood, Washington
okie dokie, last year i was rear ended but long story short it was a deferred case by both parties, so no money no happy :(.... anyway the part of my car that is screwed up is my rear fenders, my drivers side where the AWD 16V TURBO factory sticker is on is bent in so that the vent trim doesnt fit, and the plastic ground effects are straight so it looks really weird, my passenger side rear fender is bulging out right above the wheel well, so it looks bad, where can i pull from on the front and back of my car to reverse the damage done? one thought I had was to take the 5mph bumper off and strap a chain around actual bumper frame and then somewhere to my front and use a come-along to pull it straight, but where can I pull from on the front and the back?
 
You received an impact on one side that was hard enought to bow out the other side?
Are you certain that the frame was not bent? WTF If that is the case, body work is your last concern...
 
Nevermind i figured it out, and yes my body is bent BECAUSE my frame is forced forward at the rear bumper, i took off my rear plastic bumper and the metal frame is right there with minor damage, but i found a place to hook a chain up to it, now i need help finding out where is the most solid point at the front of the car to pull from?
 
If this is your first time pulling a frame STOP IMMEDIATELY. Take it to a collision repair shop and have them pull it. If you over pull it by 1mm it WILL be a HUGE problem. This is probably the only thing I can safely say should NEVER be done yourself. Unless you own the $100,000 frame pulling machine. That's my $0.02.
 
If this is your first time pulling a frame STOP IMMEDIATELY. Take it to a collision repair shop and have them pull it. If you over pull it by 1mm it WILL be a HUGE problem. This is probably the only thing I can safely say should NEVER be done yourself. Unless you own the $100,000 frame pulling machine. That's my $0.02.

they wanted me to ask where to pull from i went to the shop myself, i have it all figured out now thanks though
 
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