i know this question has been answered a million times but my dumbass decided to keep my jack under the rad support for about a half hour came back out and my rad support was bent to **** and every single thread i find this topic on the pictures wont pop up but long story short i need to take my rad support off and replace it if ANYONE has any pictures or info how to do this itd be appreciated im so pissed off at myself for being so stupid lol

 

What kind of car is it? Any pictures of the damage?

 

ek hatch and my photobucket isnt letting me upload any pictures for some reason. ive seen this done so many times before i just dont know how to remove it.

 

You have to drill out all of the spot welds to remove it. Do not let anyone try to tell you that you can "BOLT IN" the new radiator support. It needs to be re spot welded or seam welded in.

 

is there anywhere i can find like a diagram sort of thing where they all are and im bolting mine back in lol

 

Do not bolt it back in, your radiator support is a vital part of your chassis' strength. If you do not know how to weld you can hire a mobile welder to come to you and weld it in. Should run you no more then $100 for the amount of work they need to do. I'll see if I can find some links or write ups for it. But please do not bolt it in. That is not safe at all.

 

its a drag car so its gonna be on and off alot so i figured thatd be the easiest way to do it ive seen alot of cars with detachable rad supports and ok thanks alot man just shoot me a pm with them if you can find any

 

nvm i got it off man thanks for the help anyway i appreciate it!

 

even though you got it off, it should have been simple enough to just look at it and see what needs to be done. drill out all that you can see, and if it is still attached somewhere, look around to find what you missed. pretty simple stuff, and would actually take longer to look at a diagram to figure it all out than it would just just look at the damn thing and attack

 

why no just bend it back? Would be a lot easier. just need a strap or chain and hook it to something the wont move and pull her out.

 

Actually i am curious about knowing how to do this, because i just bought an eg shell that was hit in the front and the rs needs to be replaced. The guy who sold it to me gave me a straight rs that he bought on the junk yard. Can someone share a link or information regarding this. Thanks


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Lots of drilling spot welds... metal prep, and rewelding spot welds.. however this all means dick if the chassis is tweaked

It'd almost be worth it to find a cheap spot welding machine off of eBay... it's seriously worth it because of the time you'll save.

They also make a bit just for drilling spot welds so you don't go through the base panel, makes rewelding the new panel loads easier, as opposed to welding up holes.

 

as i said earlier, should be as easy as just looking at what is there and start drilling, then see where is getting held up, and drill those out...no point in buying a spot welder. line up the new rad support onto the car, clamp it down, and plug weld the holes in the new rad support in the same spots where the factory spot welds were

 

Would it be just more easy to torch the all the bent parts and bend it back and reuse my Rad Support? And Ideas?

 

Sounds like a brain dead idea to me.

 

the rad support is already comprimised, so applying heat and rebending them back straight would only weaken it further...cut away the old, weld in new, simple...

 

First you have to remove that old radiator support and everything else broken/bent then straighten the bent inner fender as best you can with a hammer and dolly and keep test fitting the radiator support until everything is lined up then weld everything back together take your time this is a structural part of your vehicle goodluck man