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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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my rear subframe on my civic was bent in an accident. do you guys think this could be fixed

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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Pictures. My rear subframe has slight damage to it. Bought an ASR piece to reinforce it and haven't had any real problems with it.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:26 AM
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umm im new so how do i upload photos?
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Nope.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:53 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Double nope. This is probably totalled. Lemme guess. Bald tires. No traction. Slid off the road.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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nope i got ran off road and curb checked hard......well the rest of the car is fine just the sub frame bent. i was hoping i could probably weld a new one on
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Yes, it can be fixed. However, it's best(cheaper) to just find a new shell/car.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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thats what i was scared off. ill probably be parting it out soon if i cant find an alternative
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That looks like it was pushed up into the cabin.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Yes, it can be fixed.
It wouldn't be worth it.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:25 AM
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holy ****....like everyone else said, it CAN be fixed but with the price a shop will charge you just buy a new shell. Or sell/part out what you got and start from scratch, although that should be a last resort.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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Yeah so should I try to see if fixable or part out
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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part out, buy new shell.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Oh well at least that's the only thing that got messed up
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Buy new shell. Move parts to new shell.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by kaiba
However, it's best(cheaper) to just find a new shell/car.
it is safer. after repair of this would have problems with the rear suspension angles
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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I've seen rear subframes get cut off cars and new ones welded in but:

- It's high risk (if it's not welded back right then it's not going to fit or drive right still)
- It's possibly not safe
- It could be expensive
- It does look like there could be damage into the cabin, so a repair might be impossible

So you could end up spending a lot of money to make a car possibly unsafe to drive.

The OE piece appears to be about $190. If you were to use a donor car then you need to cut out more than that part in order to have a good donor piece that you can trim up and fit to your car.

I'd get rid of the car (part it out unless you can do an insurance claim) and get a new one. Also get some new tires.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 03:52 PM
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no go bro find a new shell
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 06:18 PM
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Those tires you have on there are complete shyte. That's part of your problem.
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