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Pics of accident damage-- need advice on possible DIY repair... 700 1989

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posted by  Cliff8928 on  Mon Feb 24 13:49 CST 2003
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When my brick got rear-ended in 11/01 by a ford ranger pickup, the damage didn't look all that bad, but after looking at it carefully, it ended up the gaps in the rear doors were closed up, and there was a buckle in the 1/4 panel, and the roof was slightly tweaked (the sunroof just wasn't operating right)... and the rear window ended up cracking... When i took it in for repair (the insurance covered it), the car had the frame pulled and the gaps in the doors came back to normal, the sunroof worked better, and the buckle in the 1/4 panel nearly disappeared.... I didn't have any paintwork done... Just needed a new muffler, rear window, and trans mount otherwise... However, i guess the problems with straightening the frame on the Volvos is that the car is difficult to hook up to the frame straightening machine compared to most other cars. This is what i was told by the body shop estimator who has been a family friend for decades...

If it were my car, I'd just have the frame pulled professionally, and install all of the other bodypanels myself... that is if it wasn't covered under insurance..

Cliff Scott
89 DOHC 740 <-has to go to the shop from being rear-ended again!






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