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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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Websights with pictures/diagrams of how our stock bumpers/fogs attach to the car?

My car was in a front end collision under one of the previous owners, and my hood, grille, bumper and fogs are not perfectly aligned. I would love to get a body shop to do all the work, but that can get very expensive easily. If I was to replace my cracked (paint) and bent bumper, I would like to have some kind of assurance that everything else would fall into place as well, mainly, my fog lights. I've played around with my fogs a little, and know pretty much how they attach, and it doesn't look like there is a lot of play room for adjustment.
So now I need to understand how EVERYTHING that I cannot see behind the bumper is incorporated in how the front end is aligned. So I am hoping people have some good pictures, or diagrams of the setup behind the bumper so I can figure out why they aren't sitting flush with the bumper. Does anyone know how I can adjust my hood, as well?
I'm hoping there are some good resources out there. Thanks in advance.
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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Here is what I'm talking about. It's probably the most annoying part of my car, save the occasional engine idle speed problem where it tends to go to 300 rpms...
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 12:52 PM
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Pretty much all of the front end is attached to the radiator support. If that gets bent, good night nurse. They are expensive and a bish to replace.
Old Nov 29, 2005 | 05:49 PM
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Pretty much all of the front end is attached to the radiator support. If that gets bent, good night nurse. They are expensive and a bish to replace.
This realization is like a knife through my head...are they welded in (I'm assuming...). Is there anything else I can do...?
Old Nov 30, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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No the everything unbolts off the radiator support and the radiator support should unbolt off the car as well.

EDIT

Looks like the radiator support is spot welded on.
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