hey all! so I am in the process of repairing my 162 which i hit a small tree with. It demolished the bumper support, bent the radiator support and bent the drivers side fender which was crap anyways. I have replaced the bumper, bumper support and fender (although it is not yet attached). i have tried to straighten the radiator support, but the hood still cannot close with the hood latch attached. the headlights also get in the way of the hood a tiny bit when they are down. Does anybody have any experience with straightening and stuff like this? i don't really know how to approach it and I'm wondering if i should just take it to a body shop. (but i don't have much money...)
Well you can always do it the Canadian way A , I f you have a friend with a truck- have him hook a chain up to the Radiator support and "VERY VERY Slowly" pull forward until you can close the hood. But the other option is taken it to a Body Shop- but between Frame Rack Setup- and pull time you will come out of the pocket about 150 bucks less.. The person who gives advise is in no way affected if Front of car is ripped off- doing the Candian Way A :lol:
