Right on thanks !
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Hi, in January I posted on here after I got TBoned looking for some help with issues I was having. Back again after I got my car back from repair shop after 8 months. Anyone know why when I close my door that got hit would sound hollow ? And loud as heck driving at highway speeds? I have so many issues with the car besides this it’s unreal. There was structural damage done to car as well. The list goes on but I brought car back up to body shop three times now since getting it back and yet nothing gets fixed. I don’t think the car will ever be the same, had it looked at by another shop that said my cars body line is not lining up right which is causing a big dip in my hood, door not shutting right, widebody fender has big gap on one side, sunroof doesn’t work properly and many more things. So I’m just asking for advice on what would cause door noise and is that correct about my cars body line not being right? Thanks In advance !
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Thank you for your advice I appreciate it! Im a chick so this really sucks when I talk to the shop owner because he looks at me like I don’t have a clue about my car. I know my car inside and out and it’s definitely not the same as before I got t boned. But that all makes sence what you said. On my final invoice for my car I asked for a print of everything they did, repaired, fixed, etc and on that I do see in two different places it says pull and stretching but I really don’t think it’s fixed correctly just from how it drives now. Thank you again !!You can run tape along one side vs the other to help get an idea on your bodyline situation. Look at some videos on youtube about doing bodywork for custom cars etc. Doesn't sound good but this needs to be diagnosed in person. Since this is a unibody damage to the 'frame' is often not 100% correctable. It can be done but involves pulling and stretching the body.
To give you an idea, last weekend I was going through a rear-ended 392 - the damage went all the way up to the end of the spare tire wheel well - visually. We ended up having to use a cutoff wheel to get the passenger side front seat track out... that's how hard it ended up tweaking the body.
I think if it were me I would pull the front clip and fenders and run measurements from boltholes/mounting points on both sides to determine if the issues were the body panels or the unibody itself, and go from there.
It may make more sense to find a donor shell and start over with your mechanicals... Sorry man.
Is there anything else I should look for ?You can run tape along one side vs the other to help get an idea on your bodyline situation. Look at some videos on youtube about doing bodywork for custom cars etc. Doesn't sound good but this needs to be diagnosed in person. Since this is a unibody damage to the 'frame' is often not 100% correctable. It can be done but involves pulling and stretching the body.
To give you an idea, last weekend I was going through a rear-ended 392 - the damage went all the way up to the end of the spare tire wheel well - visually. We ended up having to use a cutoff wheel to get the passenger side front seat track out... that's how hard it ended up tweaking the body.
I think if it were me I would pull the front clip and fenders and run measurements from boltholes/mounting points on both sides to determine if the issues were the body panels or the unibody itself, and go from there.
It may make more sense to find a donor shell and start over with your mechanicals... Sorry man.
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