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Minor accident
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:38 am
by Manarius
Last friday, I was going around a corner at an intersection and hit a slick patch of snow/ice. I slid my right front corner into a guard rail @ ~5 mph. It put a small scuff on the bumper, bent it down about 1/4 of an inch and cracked my parking light (which I already got Frank to send me a new one). Should I be worried about anything else other than the fact that it's another mark on my beloved?
(I was pissed when I hit the thing...I really f%#$ing hate ice now)
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:28 am
by Yukonart
I wouldn't be too concerned unless your suspension took a hit from the wheel making an impact on anything. Doesn't sound like you hit anything other than the guardrail, though.
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:28 pm
by vrg3
You probably should re-aim at least that side's headlight.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:26 pm
by professor
often clever work with a floor jack, and blocks of wood can re-position the bumper. basically you use the car's weight to bend the supports back up
not sure if there is enough access but I've done that on several cars
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:53 pm
by Manarius
vrg3 wrote:You probably should re-aim at least that side's headlight.
Surprisingly, it did not mess up my headlight (that is the first thing I checked), just the parking light.
The bend in the bumper also put a small bend in my fender. If I try to bend the bumper back, will that fender be more likely to want to go back into a semi-normal form?