Well, I got rear-ended about a month ago and, long story short, insurance ended up not giving me a dime So, its back to Honda-Tech for all of my much needed advice!

Here are some of the pictures of the damage:













Now, my question is:
-How do I go about repairing this with tools I can buy that I don't have to spend an arm and a leg on?

Tools I have thought about using:
-come-along
-big rubber mallet
-maybe a little hand-held torch

Plan of action:
-Strapping one end of the come-along to the rear-end (damaged area's of my civic) and the other end of the come-along to a SOLID, fixed structure; i.e. tree trunk, concrete foundation, etc. Then strap the front my civic to a similar fixed structure.
-Next, tighten the come-along firmly, apply moderate amount of heat to damaged panels to soften metal and make it more malleable, followed by well-placed mallet blows. Continue this method until the panels are back in their original position.

That's kind of what I have been contemplating. I am not, by no means, looking for "perfect" results; rather, to just have my bumper line up with my quarter panel and to be able to access my trunk freely, without having to F*** with it for 10+ minutes to just get it to shut.

Any advice, comments, opinions would be much appreciated! I'm going to take pictures of this repair and possibly make a right-up on the repair if this actually works as I plan.Thanks Honda-Tech!

 

bump, hopefully getting all the required tools this week.

 

I think the bigger question is how does one get reared and not collect?

 

The woman that rear-ended me claimed someone hit her as well, causing her to plow into me. She then went on to say whoever hit her sped off; inwhich, classifing my case as a hit-and run. All I have for insurance is liabillity.

However, I did get the rear-end repaired. I ended up just using a big rubber mallet and 1x4 to get into the tight areas. Trunk opens and closes just as it did before. I'm satisfied.