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Old 06-20-11 | 01:25 PM
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IL Corner smashed in...Need advice to fix

Got this 2nd gen as a project. The biggest problem as far as body work goes is this dent. I'm trying to figure out the best/easiest way to repair the dent.
While it was sitting at the previous owners place, some neighbor hood kids decided to smash in the left rear corner right behind the antenna (this is what I was told).

Can't really get to it from the inside to hammer it out. And I fear it's too sharp and deep of a dent to pull out. The best idea i can come up with is to cut it out and replace with a corner from a donor car.

Any other ideas would be appreciated.
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Old 09-22-11 | 08:21 PM
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u could use a dent puller.....pull it out slowly and use bondo to cover up the holes.
Old 11-13-11 | 06:22 PM
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dent puller/bondo.
Old 12-15-11 | 09:52 PM
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Pulled and bondo'd. Still needs some more sanding...

Old 01-30-12 | 11:50 AM
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Theres space inside the car, hit it with those special hammers and guides (i forgot the texhnical name for them) to reduce the bondo as muxh as possible, and try this product called Ice its blue and used for motorcylces, it flexs more then bondo and that area seems to see alot of flex and ppl leans
Old 01-30-12 | 05:07 PM
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did you drill that hole?
Old 01-30-12 | 05:16 PM
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That hole is for the antenna
Old 02-04-12 | 07:39 AM
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I know thats for the antenna


I was talking about the small one
Old 02-04-12 | 10:06 AM
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It's for the factory spoiler
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