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Old 02-15-2010, 08:44 PM
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I was on my way home after school last week. And it was raining heavily. We never get rain here to the oil and crud build up on the street and then when it does rain we get pretty slick roads.
I was going too fast for the wet roads while taking a left hand turn. My car started to skid and being an inexperienced driver I over corrected and sent the entire car in a 180 spin. I then hit the curb and well the rest is history...



The outer panel above the driver side front wheel was dented and now the door won't open very well. I was wondering how to remove the panel to bend it back. Where are the screws that need to be removed?
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Old 02-15-2010, 08:49 PM
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ther are bolts under the hood in the door jame botum of fender behioond the wheel and behind the headlight
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Old 02-15-2010, 08:49 PM
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Holy shit! Glad you're okay. Got any pics of the damage? The front fender should come off fairly easily, probably 10 or so bolts.
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:28 PM
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Back story...

I was on my way home after school last week. And it was raining heavily. We never get rain here to the oil and crud build up on the street and then when it does rain we get pretty slick roads.
I was going too fast for the wet roads while taking a left hand turn. My car started to skid and being an inexperienced driver I over corrected and sent the entire car in a 180 spin. I then hit the curb and well the rest is history...



The outer panel above the driver side front wheel was dented and now the door won't open very well. I was wondering how to remove the panel to bend it back. Where are the screws that need to be removed?
Thanks

PS if anyone wants a picture of the underside of of an 1999 Ranger XLT i have some!
I'm pretty sure only a Ranger can completely flip on its side and the only damage be a dent in one of the panels. Built Ford Tough example right there. Glad you're ok.
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:37 PM
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Well a dent and the transmission might be toast. but that might have been the tow truck guy dragging the Ranger onto his truck, with it still in park. But thats a topic for a different section.
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:51 PM
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Well a dent and the transmission might be toast. but that might have been the tow truck guy dragging the Ranger onto his truck, with it still in park. But thats a topic for a different section.
ugh, that sucks. hopefully its savageable.
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:59 PM
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dude. i'm sorry you got in an accident and i'm glad you're okay. but i still feel i gotta say this..

that's awesome. haha. i've never seen a car just flat on it's side like that. that's fuckin cool. and i'm not body shop guy but you probably need a new drivers side mirror too.. haha.
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Old 02-16-2010, 04:14 PM
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dude. i'm sorry you got in an accident and i'm glad you're okay. but i still feel i gotta say this..

that's awesome. haha. i've never seen a car just flat on it's side like that. that's fuckin cool. and i'm not body shop guy but you probably need a new drivers side mirror too.. haha.
totally agree. when i first saw this that was the first thing i thought, how freakin cool is that? once again, glad no real harm done, but you've got a pretty good story to tell with some awesome pictures.
I crashed my little Ford Focus into a tree because the power steering went out around a turn, it completely totalled the car. Everyone was fine, but the worst part is, and it makes me never want to tell this story. The tree was seriously about 8 inches in diameter. Little twig.
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