what to do w/ this?

[LiU]

this is on the driver side front, the body panel juts out a little. I had a curb accident last year but I wasn't sure if that was the causeof this. I am about to take off the whole panel and reinstall it just to see if it will fix the problem, looking for advice/any similar situations before I take off the whole thing.

as you can see, the body panel juts out a little.

[LiU]

this is the 2nd pic, the headlight is misaligned also due to the body panel i think. again any help would be greatly appreciated.

[HongKongChick]

was the curb accident bad? or just a normal went over the curb kinda accident?

it doesnt look that bad, but then again, pics cant do much justice.

[LiU]

well the accident was bad, airbags came out, bent 2 rims... but all that has been fixed last year. I *think that the misaligned panel is due to the accident - but I'm not sure, I know it doesn't look that bad, the panel itself is in perfect condition, I just want it to line up and look good. any ideas?

[HongKongChick]

oh...alright, then get it to the body shop and have them pull it back. not much YOU can do about it... imo

PS: my car is in the same kinda condition too!

[LiU]

bleh, that = $$$ i was thinking of just pulling the piece off and reinstalling it to see if that helps.

[IvoryJ30t]

the points it mounts to are bent also. the panel has to be pulled while its on the car. if you R&R it, it will just be for fun. then youll be thinking to yourself "wow, what a waste of time."