Trail damage
07-03-2015, 06:59 AM
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Nice job on the fix! Better than $1100. Just curious how many hours were on the quote and what was the hourly rate? I could swear I paid around $350 $400 for everything out the door.
07-05-2015, 09:33 AM
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I'll have to check the sheet. It they said they would have it for 5 days, they would be removing the hardtop, fender, bumper etc.
Thanx on the repair compliment. To be honest, I don't really even mind it now. I think I'll end up with corner protection down the road, and that will just go right over it anyway.
Thanx on the repair compliment. To be honest, I don't really even mind it now. I think I'll end up with corner protection down the road, and that will just go right over it anyway.
12-12-2017, 06:05 PM
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JK Freak
Sorry to bump such an old post, but I wanted to see if OP ever got around to popping that corner out?
I have the exact same damage on my drive side corner. Literally exactly the same; closest I've found after scouring the internet and clicking through 50 different threads about corner damage.
In the process of trying to pull the dent now, then going to paint and slap on PSC corners...but the slide hammer hasn't done much. I'm thinking about screwing in an eye screw/bolt, running paracord to a tree or pole, and crawling away slowly in 4lo.
OP, you done anything about it yet? As it sits now, the corners won't sit flush along the top.
Tip to anyone running stock tail lights: the only reason the corner crunched in like this is because of this plastic piece on the back of the tail light. It is removable, and just fills a gap between the tail light and body. Unfortunately when the tail light taps something, that plastic filler piece has the perfect amount of leverage to crunch the top of the corner in like this. Remove it while you can, and maybe you'll only have to replace your tail light instead of dealing with corner damage.
I have the exact same damage on my drive side corner. Literally exactly the same; closest I've found after scouring the internet and clicking through 50 different threads about corner damage.
In the process of trying to pull the dent now, then going to paint and slap on PSC corners...but the slide hammer hasn't done much. I'm thinking about screwing in an eye screw/bolt, running paracord to a tree or pole, and crawling away slowly in 4lo.
OP, you done anything about it yet? As it sits now, the corners won't sit flush along the top.
Tip to anyone running stock tail lights: the only reason the corner crunched in like this is because of this plastic piece on the back of the tail light. It is removable, and just fills a gap between the tail light and body. Unfortunately when the tail light taps something, that plastic filler piece has the perfect amount of leverage to crunch the top of the corner in like this. Remove it while you can, and maybe you'll only have to replace your tail light instead of dealing with corner damage.
Last edited by BoraBora; 12-12-2017 at 06:11 PM.
12-13-2017, 08:05 AM
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JK Jedi
Tip to anyone running stock tail lights: the only reason the corner crunched in like this is because of this plastic piece on the back of the tail light. It is removable, and just fills a gap between the tail light and body. Unfortunately when the tail light taps something, that plastic filler piece has the perfect amount of leverage to crunch the top of the corner in like this. Remove it while you can, and maybe you'll only have to replace your tail light instead of dealing with corner damage.
12-13-2017, 09:35 AM
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JK Freak
I'd never thought about that. I added PSC corners (keeping the factory lights) because the POS factory license plate holder smooshed in the bottom corner of that same panel. Well, I damaged my passenger side quarter panel too which is what REALLY brought me to adding the corners. That said.....what you've highlighted could STILL happen to me since the corners I have are basically cut out around the taillights.....and that plastic is still contacting the factory sheet metal on the corner. ugh. I best be careful
If you remove it, you're good.
12-15-2017, 06:51 AM
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JK Jedi
Sorry to bump such an old post, but I wanted to see if OP ever got around to popping that corner out?
I have the exact same damage on my drive side corner. Literally exactly the same; closest I've found after scouring the internet and clicking through 50 different threads about corner damage.
In the process of trying to pull the dent now, then going to paint and slap on PSC corners...but the slide hammer hasn't done much. I'm thinking about screwing in an eye screw/bolt, running paracord to a tree or pole, and crawling away slowly in 4lo.
OP, you done anything about it yet? As it sits now, the corners won't sit flush along the top.
Tip to anyone running stock tail lights: the only reason the corner crunched in like this is because of this plastic piece on the back of the tail light. It is removable, and just fills a gap between the tail light and body. Unfortunately when the tail light taps something, that plastic filler piece has the perfect amount of leverage to crunch the top of the corner in like this. Remove it while you can, and maybe you'll only have to replace your tail light instead of dealing with corner damage.
I have the exact same damage on my drive side corner. Literally exactly the same; closest I've found after scouring the internet and clicking through 50 different threads about corner damage.
In the process of trying to pull the dent now, then going to paint and slap on PSC corners...but the slide hammer hasn't done much. I'm thinking about screwing in an eye screw/bolt, running paracord to a tree or pole, and crawling away slowly in 4lo.
OP, you done anything about it yet? As it sits now, the corners won't sit flush along the top.
Tip to anyone running stock tail lights: the only reason the corner crunched in like this is because of this plastic piece on the back of the tail light. It is removable, and just fills a gap between the tail light and body. Unfortunately when the tail light taps something, that plastic filler piece has the perfect amount of leverage to crunch the top of the corner in like this. Remove it while you can, and maybe you'll only have to replace your tail light instead of dealing with corner damage.