well after removing the bumper, i the rear impact bar is crushed in on the one corner and causing a "divit" to appear on my bumper...is there anyway of getting it back to where it should be?

ill go get pics now of it

I jus tpicked up a S*** load of Fiero parts. There are a few impact bars there. If one of them is for the rear, i'll sell it fairly cheap.

Matt

The impact bars are typically very hard steel, it is much easier to simply replace them than try and straighten them.

JazzMan

pip doesnt want to work right now but its not just the impact bar...i guess it attaches to the frame then,that is the part that is crumbled...

You 'may' be able to tie off the lower portion of the support to something stationary and try slowly driving fwd, to bring it back into position, but the only way to really get it right is a body shop IMO. Even if you get it pulled back out, be prepared to do some hammering and welding, as it looks to be torn loose.

[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 06-12-2004).]

i was thinking a body shop...any idea on how much they usually cost to fix something like this?

If you take it to a frame shop already disassembled (with the new bumper bar) you can probably get it pulled out for a couple of hundred, that's about 4 hours of time.

JazzMan

I may have a bar here for you. Have you tried just jacking up on the impact bar to see if it will straighten?

Take a come-along and put one end to a tree and one to the support at the buckle and pull it to get some tension on it. As this has tension metal work it with a dolly and hammer to work the kinks out. If needed use a small amount of heat to the kinked areas to make it easier to metal work it. Don't over stretch the metal tho. If you get it somewhere near where you want it to be, you can use shims to make the bumper fit. The bent area is behind the wheel so alignment won't be a factor in the repairs. Use some undercaoting to finish the job and it won't be noticable.

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thanks for all the ideas...i will see how it goes and what my brother thinks... +'s for everyone

quote Originally posted by maryjane: You 'may' be able to tie off the lower portion of the support to something stationary and try slowly driving fwd, to bring it back into position, but the only way to really get it right is a body shop IMO. Even if you get it pulled back out, be prepared to do some hammering and welding, as it looks to be torn loose.

Drop the slowly part, and ya might get it lol. Nah, thats part of the frame, theres no replacing it easily. But, its not structural, so just getting it back into the right area should suffice. Id say you have 2 options.
Big hammer, hot torch, come-along and a tree OR
heavy traffic, quick stop, someone else insurace can figure out the rest :P