my front frame is bent up and the hood doesnt sit flushed... can anyone help me out on ideas to push the frame down a little? I just want the hood to fit more flush for now I am broke!

 

crowbar maybe? any ideas?

 

Frame shop. Specialized tools.

 

any idea how much something like that is going to cost?

 

You could rent a Port-a-power and use that to bend it back if you could rig up something to push down against...

 

Just the kind of answer I was looking for. Thank you!

 

I wonder if a very, very powerful slide hammer might work as well.

 

Same thing happened to my friends car (he jacked the car up from the radiator support) we removed everything, radiator, condenser, bumper, bumper support and we removed the bolts for the hood latch. Basically I got a heavy sledge and pounded it until it reverted back to its original form. One annoying thing you have to do is keep re mounting the hood latch and test fitting the hood shut again. Its not professional but it works.

edit- after looking back at the pictures the damage looks a little more serious than I first though. I would take it to someone who has the proper tools to straighten that out or weld a new support in. Good luck homie.

 

Your radiator support will have to be replaced. About $280 from honda. You can try to bend it back but it will never be perfect again. I'm going through a similar deal, but i'm taking my car to the body shop to get it on a frame machine. They charge $60/hr and by the looks of it, will take an hour or two to straighten it out, thus why you might as well replace it.

 

thanks for the insight.. I took it to a body shop and they said it would be 1000 to fix @_@. But im going to shop around and see what my options are! I actually jacked it up from the radiator support too.. DOH! I guess you live and learn

 

Replace with OEM.

 

60-90$hr

Expect about 3-4 hrs

 

alright found a little shop around the corner from my house owned by a nice asian man. He has a $63000 frame repair machine and the guy quoted me 200! and he said if its not perfect i dont pay.. awesome!