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Bent rear door.

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11 Apr 2018 18:19 #191585 by 1066Boy
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Ok hears a question for all you Jimny people. Recently I did a competition. Part of it included crossing a stream. As I dropped in, my spare wheel hit the bank and bent the door. :( I have bent the top back in by hand and its close enough. The bottom is bent outwards a little (enough to put the boot open light on) so the bottom left courner needs bending back in about 1-2". Ideas about the best why to achieve this? Thanks Allan.

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11 Apr 2018 19:01 #191591 by helijohn
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1066Boy wrote: Ok here's a question for all you Jimny people. Recently I did a competition. Part of it included crossing a stream. As I dropped in, my spare wheel hit the bank and bent the door. :( I have bent the top back in by hand and its close enough. The bottom is bent outwards a little (enough to put the boot open light on) so the bottom left corner needs bending back in about 1-2". Ideas about the best why to achieve this? Thanks Allan.


Depends on how cosmetically good you want the result to be but I'd use brute force. I'd possibly find a wall and with some 4x4 timber against the wall and a bit of lever work then reverse into the wall.

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11 Apr 2018 19:04 #191592 by 1066Boy
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Did think about that but wanted to ask before doing it.

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11 Apr 2018 19:13 #191594 by helijohn
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1066Boy wrote: Did think about that but wanted to ask before doing it.


It's tricky cos it is easy to make it a whole lot worse but I have done it to doors and tailgates; never quite the same though afterwards.

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12 Apr 2018 04:09 #191604 by Lambert
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Bit more involved than just reversing into a wall. Get a suitable length of stout timber and brace the door open against the body allowing enough room for you to work in the gap. With a small ratchet strap gently pull the corner straight. Use a spreader on the end of the strap against the door to mitigate pinhead dents. Be gentle.

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12 Apr 2018 14:00 #191622 by X8GGY
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A 'new' door from a breaker?

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