Hi,

Yesterday my wife's car with bad fuel wouldn't start at the mall. So, I go out get it going again and have he drive my truck -03 2500HD home and I drive her car to get some fresh gas. On the way home she drives way too fast on glare ice, does a 180 pinwheeling off the ditch smacking the front end HARD and the back side medium hard. Neighbor helped pull it out of the ditch.

Damage is the lower plastic air dam, front bumper on the drivers side pushed back 1.5" and up 1/2". Bed is pushed forward on the drivers side 1/2" and the rear mount behind the wheel is bent up. The gas door won't close and theres a small dent. I'm guessing that the bed cross pieces are twisted. Oh well, at least no human damage was done.

My question is how to pull the bumper back down and forward? Or is it just a case of replacing the brackets? Same question on the bed.

Thanks!
jb

I'd see if you could loosen bolts and manuver it back where it should be......if that doesen't work...probably have to replace stuff

Yeah, probably what's gonna have to happen. They are a lot easier to push in than pull out!

jb

Yeah, probably what's gonna have to happen. They are a lot easier to push in than pull out!

jb

absolutly :cool:

I looked up parts on "Gm Parts Direct" and holey horse hockey batman! They want an arm a leg and my favorite 3" to ship a brace that weighs a pound! WTF??

15711213 Bed Side Panel BRACE 1 $11.13 $89.78 $100.91

That's the part, the price and the 89.78 is the shipping! Are these guys smoking crack or what?

Anybody have a favorite cheap place for body parts?

thanks,
jb

WOW!!!!! check out www.lmctruck.com and see if they have the stuff you need a little cheaper.