rear end repairs
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:10 pm
A couple of months ago I wrote about accident damage to rear end of my daughter's 2 door,( see OUCH!!!!)
I have stripped off the bumper, tow bar and rear wing and can now see that damage has been done to the boot floor where the bumper mounts go into floor and where the central fixing of tow bar was fixed.
Luckily the car was in good rust free condition and the damage seems to have stopped rearward of the rear spring fixing and behind the tank opening but has bent the rearmost section of the inner wing because of the two bolts fixing the bumper iron to the bottom of rear wing
My question is, is it better to try to jack out the damage or as there appear to be replacement panels would it be better to cut out the damaged floor sections, strighten out the inner wing and then weld in replacement rear boot floor and boot lid bottom closure panel?
I will try to post pictures in next few days
While I am on the subject can I just say thanks to Flying for his excellent postings.
Dave
I have stripped off the bumper, tow bar and rear wing and can now see that damage has been done to the boot floor where the bumper mounts go into floor and where the central fixing of tow bar was fixed.
Luckily the car was in good rust free condition and the damage seems to have stopped rearward of the rear spring fixing and behind the tank opening but has bent the rearmost section of the inner wing because of the two bolts fixing the bumper iron to the bottom of rear wing
My question is, is it better to try to jack out the damage or as there appear to be replacement panels would it be better to cut out the damaged floor sections, strighten out the inner wing and then weld in replacement rear boot floor and boot lid bottom closure panel?
I will try to post pictures in next few days
While I am on the subject can I just say thanks to Flying for his excellent postings.
Dave