Got a dent.........
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: League City, TX
Yeah we have a salvage yard here about 8 miles away. It's called GM Sport salvage. They have quite a good number of Birds and Maros, so I should be able to grab one from there. after I replace it, will the dent (or the vast majority of it) be gone? Or will I still have to heat gun the fender and push it back? Btw, thanks a lot for your help guys! I feel like a parent who just got their kid axed in the head but the kid is still living somehow <: [
Yeah we have a salvage yard here about 8 miles away. It's called GM Sport salvage. They have quite a good number of Birds and Maros, so I should be able to grab one from there. after I replace it, will the dent (or the vast majority of it) be gone? Or will I still have to heat gun the fender and push it back? Btw, thanks a lot for your help guys! I feel like a parent who just got their kid axed in the head but the kid is still living somehow <: [
Yea man, you should be fine once the bracket is either reshaped or replaced. I bet if you took it out the fender would sit normal again. I've done this twice on two different F-Bods for friends and we've never had to hit anything with a heat gun or get the fender formed back into place. Once the new bracket is there it will sit just like it did before.
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From: League City, TX
Will do. The trip to the Chevy dealership now was full of fail. I went in the expecting to know what part I needed but didn't. Complete, total and utter fail. The guy there printed me out this chart:
he and I thought I might need number 12 and/or 17. Is it one or both of those? Which part(s) do I need and do you know for sure? I haven't taken off my fender yet, I want to do that when I'm taking the old one off and installing the new one. Thanks for the help guys! I'm so close to finishing! I just want my bird back
he and I thought I might need number 12 and/or 17. Is it one or both of those? Which part(s) do I need and do you know for sure? I haven't taken off my fender yet, I want to do that when I'm taking the old one off and installing the new one. Thanks for the help guys! I'm so close to finishing! I just want my bird back
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That pic is confusing.
Though this is a Camaro, maybe this pic can help you make some sense of it.
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...ostructure.jpg
Though this is a Camaro, maybe this pic can help you make some sense of it.
http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/a...ostructure.jpg
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: League City, TX
So Ive taken off the fender and most of the bumper. I hammered out on part to be straight that was bent, but that metal bracket is irrepairable. I ordered a new one from GM yesterday, so we'll see how long that takes. Hopefully not more than another day or two
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