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Now comes along this 2002 Honda Accord, where the front bumper was struck a sideways blow by a speeding Jimmy Johns delivery car.
The front end is now bent 1.5 inches to the left. Or so it seems, going by how the hood latch is now about that far off from latching. Also about the same diff between the top of the fender openings and the top of the tires. Car still drives fine and straight with no steering wheel offset so it looks like everything but the front 2 feet are pretty straight.
A body shop says $3,800 to fix. That means the car is totaled according to the insurance company.
Anyway, is it feasible for this shadetree mechanic to bend the front end back into relative straightness? Ropes, trees, and hydraulic jacks? Never tried anything like this before. Besides the straightening it just looks like it needs a new bumper absorbing bar and bumper cover.
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