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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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well my buddies car just got serviced by a dealer.. and it looks like the idiots jacked the car up incorrectly.. 01 ss camaro.. they lifted it on the lip all the way towards the front where it says do not jack up.. and now right in front of the door.. the little fender is sticking out.. is there a way to bend that back in with out actually hurting the car at all?
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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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mine has been jacked on that about 3 times now. Just hammer it back to where its suppose to be and it will pull the fender back in where its suppose to be
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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:24 AM
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thanks i was just worried it was gonna **** up the car.. and possible new fender or what ever is holding the fender there is gonna be replaced. i hate people who dont know what there doing yet still perform there jobs.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:13 AM
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Take it back and show them. This is retarded to have happened at the dealer. They really ought to know the jacking points on THEIR OWN CARS.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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happened to my car also before i bought it
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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Dealership should fix it, but if they weasel... put some large vice grips on the pinch weld, straighten it, then pull down hard. If it isn't too bad, it will bring fender bottom back in.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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The fender bottoms are easy. Just unbolt em underneith and use a slidehammer or vice grips & rubber mallet. Then refasten bolts.
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Old May 10, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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im gonna try that tonight, i always thought i couldnt fix it to tell ya the truth
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Sears did the same thing to me. I just used vice grips to bed the tab back into place. I remember a few months ago a guy on this forum had this happen at Pep boys and ended up taking them to court. Some repairs you're forced to take it to the shop so when I do I ask to stand by the car when they put it on the lift. Heres the thread.

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Old May 10, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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I had a catback installed by one of the sponsers here and they bent my tabs....they specialize in F-bods and Vettes...WOW. I did'nt notice any body panel misalignments, so I left it at that...I simply will never go back.
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hopefully they did not crack the fender tabs, they are only plastic.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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PepBoys did the same exact thing to my car when i was trying to get an alignment. Not only did they do that they bent and ripped my y pipe off of my car. I got two body shop estimates for like $930 and $1,030 and am waiting on the claims office to cut me a check. Those people are ignorant
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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tx3
well my buddies car just got serviced by a dealer.. and it looks like the idiots jacked the car up incorrectly.. 01 ss camaro.. they lifted it on the lip all the way towards the front where it says do not jack up.. and now right in front of the door.. the little fender is sticking out.. is there a way to bend that back in with out actually hurting the car at all?
There's an easy way to fix it. Sue them for the damage, and never take it there again. Problem solved.
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