The past week haas been hard on my '93 LS400.
Thursday, a winter storm started coming in.
Late that day, the antenna cable broke - minor, no biggee, I know
there's a kit on eBay thanks to you all.
Thursday night - 8.5 inches of snow.
Friday, I needed to get to work, so fought my way out of the neighborhood,
no problem. Got on the freeway, a bit snowed over, but quite manageable
until... I found something that kicked the car into a slide; spun twice, hit
the median on the left rear corner. Prelim checkout, bumper a bit torn,
all the lights are intact and it seems to drive fine.
Later that day, I manage to get a closer look - OUCH! the trunk didn't seem
to line up with the fenders any more. Sure enough, the back end is pushed
over about 3/8 inch, buckled at the the antenna mast and fuel filler. Crap.
Then....
Monday, we have 3 inches of rain. I go to get something off the back seat;
it's wet. Sure enough, the headliner is soaked on the passenger side almost
to the front of the sunroof...
So questions...
1. My bodyman thinks he can straighten the back OK. Anyone have any
experience with this?
2. Do I need to remove the headliner to dry it out, or can I leave it alone?
(Found tutorial, just in case the answer is yes)
3. When it rained, the car was pointed slightly up hill with the passenger side
slightly lower. That leads me to think there's an issue with the rear
passenger drain. From what I've found in the forum, the rears are tricky
to get to. It's also possible that the drain hose came loose in the wreck.
Any suggestions on how to proceed?
Thanks in advance - Paul