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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:44 PM
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Is these fixable?

Alright the damage Im asking about is front end is it all fixable, or do i need to replace the whole thing. Now for the fender I think I can fix that myself. But the front end is the most important. My grille got cracked also from my foglights and is sratched from the photo, will that need to get replaced, or is it repairable? Plz give me all the info thanks. The reason for it I hit black ice coming down a hit in 2nd gr going 30 mph did a 360 my car was facing up the hill in the opposite lane, then I get out of the car to check for damage dont see anything, and a girl comes down the hill loses it in the same spot and goes right into me. Causing all the damage, the fender was from a tree, she pushed my car into.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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pics man, we need pics.....
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:51 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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you mean by yourself? Im sure a body/paint shop could easily fix that. All i see from the pics is paint chipping and crooked fog lights.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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Those pics of each side show i think where the impact bar is broke the plastic they are sticking out and pieces are cracked underneath it also.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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Those pics of each side showed where the impact bar is, the plastic is broke through and is sticking out and pieces are cracked underneath it also.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 01:04 PM
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Doesnt look like major damage so Yes its fixable . The only question is how much the body shop wants for the job.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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Anything is fixable if you have the money
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 04:35 PM
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I would go to a junk yard an find a good front nose and inpact bar. It would be eaiser than trying to repair the nose, and you never know what else you will find in a junkyard. But yes its a very home fixable project.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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actually repairing a front end on these things are pretty easy, its all nuts and bolts, you will only run into problems if the rails are bent....and even then can be fixed by you average joe instead of body shop.
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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haha, that is like the easiest fix of damage ive seen,my car had a large 1/4 panel dent,large door dent (which were in the body lines) and a dent on the fender, it took a few hours to fix it...yes your car is VERY fixable, give your self a sunday and fix it, BTW it would be almost the same price for u to buy a new fender than to fix that one, around here a nose goes for 30 impact bar for 15 ad fender for 25
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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i'd go for new, hate the bondo thingy........
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Old Feb 23, 2003 | 07:19 PM
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HEHE damage :rockon: This was after I pulled out the damage.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 04:04 AM
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Easy fix, just get a new fender and front clip from a yard and bolt it on. A little paint wouldn't hurt either. I hear Deadbird has a good painting plan if you are broke

Your damage is pretty much the same as mine after I hit a deer. I am waiting till summer to fix mine when it is warm.
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