sunman Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I have had my 97es for 1 month now. It runs great. No problems at all. I was toying in the engine bay area and noticed some rust. Well, after doing further research, it appears that the car has been in a front end collision. The headlights are misaligned also. The right one is a little forward than the left one. I looked underneath also. The top radiator brace is also mis aligned. It is protruding out a bit in the right side. You can clearly make out where the original brace and the new brace differs. Should I take it to a body shop to get everything realigned. I can take most of the parts apart myself. Just need help with the metal work since I don't weld. What do you all think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer008 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I have had my 97es for 1 month now. It runs great. No problems at all. I was toying in the engine bay area and noticed some rust. Well, after doing further research, it appears that the car has been in a front end collision. The headlights are misaligned also. The right one is a little forward than the left one. I looked underneath also. The top radiator brace is also mis aligned. It is protruding out a bit in the right side. You can clearly make out where the original brace and the new brace differs. Should I take it to a body shop to get everything realigned. I can take most of the parts apart myself. Just need help with the metal work since I don't weld. What do you all think? As long as it drives fine and does not lean or sway to one side or the other on the highway I would leave it. I drove a mazda for about 3 years after a frame bending accident without any problems. Further, I am told that no-one can put the humpty dumpty back together properly 100% again...and something else may go wrong if you try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunman Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 It drives perfectly with no problems. It goes straight and no rattles either. The washer fluid bottle seems like it is hanging on one side. I need to remove it and see if the mounting is messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Use a measuring device to see differences in height and other lignment issues to gauge if itneeds to be put on a rack . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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