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What the heck did i do???

rooneypower

NAXJA Forum User
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Woodinville, WA
so i was parking at taco bell the other day and i hit a pole in the process.:smsoap:

anyways i cracked the header pannel. I was not to pleased about this. So for a few days all i thought i had to do was get a new header pannel. Upon closer inspection though, i found out that the whole front end hard "bent" towards the engine more than normal. Needless to say, i was pissed now. So my question is, what the heck did i do? i only hit the pole at 5 mph or lower. Here are some pics to help you understand what i mean. (my finger should normally fit inbetween the fan and the pully easily with space. now i cant even fit inbetween them) As you can see from the side the whole raiator holder?? is bent
 
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The radiator support does not look bent. How are your motor mounts? If you hit hard enough to bend the rad support the fenders should be kinked.

You should get a good bumper!......and maybe a spotter for parking lot obsticals!
 
I would get the parts you know you need, pull it all apart and see what else is bent then unbend it.
 
RichP said:
I would get the parts you know you need, pull it all apart and see what else is bent then unbend it.
agreed, no help but I had a similar expierence with my rear. Only backing up at 5-8 MPH but I was tired, it was 10:30 at night in the rain in an unlit parking lot I wasn't familar with. My sagging rear end actually caused my tailgate to hit the pole before or at the same time as my bumper. Really f-ed it up and no one will believe I was going pretty slow.
 
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