wrinkle in radiator support

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:12 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:Yes...it does. Have you ever used one? If not I suggest you try it out. You'd put the tape measure away forever. It's 99% failproof/idiot proof. There's no guesswork involved.

Used a laser alignment rack? No silly, I do it myself in the garage with a tape measure remember

However I am familiar with and have used laser measuring equipment, and the error in measure associated with various types. Just because you get a nice number from the laser measuring device does not make it fail proof. There's error in every type of measure.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:13 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:No camera phone?

phone has a camera, no way to get the pics to my computer though.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:26 pm

Just to pick nits, the part on top that you are refering to is the upper tie bar

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:06 pm

You could text the pictures to an email address, then upload them that way...

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:42 pm

^ i dont have picture messaging on my phone ( yea i know, it sux) so how hard is it to replace/fix the upper tie bar?

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:01 pm

It will need cut out, and welded back in. If you don't have at minimum a MIG welder, and decent skills, I would pay a shop/skilled friend to do it. If you remove the fascia, and reinstall the headlights to keep it road legal to get it there, they shouldn't charge too ridiculous of a price.

4783466AG Upper tie bar $84.20

IIRC Certifit has them cheaper, but you have to pick up from the location. Prolly $50 less, but if there isn't a local one, it isn't really worth the difference. Shipping would be eating up the spare change.

Mopar00Neon · Post by **Mopar00Neon** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:48 am

Here is my car after tear down about 8 years ago. I had a *little* run in with a tree.

Yes, this totaled the car. Yes, my car has a salvage title. Yes, all repairs were done by a body shop, and the insurance pay out paid for it, and a few modifications. (car was paid for, and less than a year old, so the pay out was pretty decent). This is the same car I post, with all the export crap on it. lol.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 1:56 pm

Mopar00Neon wrote: Yes, this totaled the car. Yes, my car has a salvage title.

Nothing wrong with that.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:03 pm

occasional demons wrote:
Mopar00Neon wrote: Yes, this totaled the car. Yes, my car has a salvage title.
Nothing wrong with that.

Mine is, err was totaled lol.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 2:05 pm

Oh SNAP! I see a new club starting...

Maybe I should change it to: Official "I'm Going to Drive My Neon till it Dies, Again" Club

zhneon · Post by **zhneon** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:31 pm

occasional demons wrote:Maybe I should change it to: Official "I'm Going to Drive My Neon till it Dies, Again" Club

I lol'd.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 9:32 pm

thnx OD, ill take it to a shop to get an estimate or w/e. thers a certifit by my house in miami so that wont be a problem.