back from the dead: 97 SL1

Last week my daughter took a left hand turn and got hit on the right side of
the car, right on the pillar between the two doors. Both skins shattered,
both steel door frames were bent, and the pillar was slightly pushed in.

I happened to know that there was a car of the same color in my local bone
yard with the doors I needed. $131 bought them. I then rented a portable
power ram to push the pillar about 1/4 inch back into position.

So, $131 for the doors, $70 for the rental of the power ram and we are back
in business. I'll mention that if I could not have found the same color
doors, I would not have attempted to fix it. It would not have been worth
it if I had to have the doors painted. I paid $700 for the car, have put
about 5000 miles on it.

I wish I was normal, and could let a dying car go in peace. But nooooooo, I
can't. :-)

-David

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:28:01 GMT, "David Teichholtz"
> wrote:

>Last week my daughter took a left hand turn and got hit on the right side of
>the car, right on the pillar between the two doors. Both skins shattered,
>both steel door frames were bent, and the pillar was slightly pushed in.
>
>I happened to know that there was a car of the same color in my local bone
>yard with the doors I needed. $131 bought them. I then rented a portable
>power ram to push the pillar about 1/4 inch back into position.
>
>So, $131 for the doors, $70 for the rental of the power ram and we are back
>in business. I'll mention that if I could not have found the same color
>doors, I would not have attempted to fix it. It would not have been worth
>it if I had to have the doors painted. I paid $700 for the car, have put
>about 5000 miles on it.
>
>I wish I was normal, and could let a dying car go in peace. But nooooooo, I
>can't. :-)
>
>-David
>
>

Nothing wrong with repairing a otherwise servicable car. Good job!
-----------------
The SnoMan
www.thesnoman.com

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 02:28:07 GMT, SnoMan > wrote:

>On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 01:28:01 GMT, "David Teichholtz"
> wrote:
>
>>Last week my daughter took a left hand turn and got hit on the right side of
>>the car, right on the pillar between the two doors. Both skins shattered,
>>both steel door frames were bent, and the pillar was slightly pushed in.
>>
>>I happened to know that there was a car of the same color in my local bone
>>yard with the doors I needed. $131 bought them. I then rented a portable
>>power ram to push the pillar about 1/4 inch back into position.
>>
>>So, $131 for the doors, $70 for the rental of the power ram and we are back
>>in business. I'll mention that if I could not have found the same color
>>doors, I would not have attempted to fix it. It would not have been worth
>>it if I had to have the doors painted. I paid $700 for the car, have put
>>about 5000 miles on it.
>>
>>I wish I was normal, and could let a dying car go in peace. But nooooooo, I
>>can't. :-)
>>
>>-David
>>
>>
>
>Nothing wrong with repairing a otherwise servicable car. Good job!
>-----------------
>The SnoMan
>www.thesnoman.com
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