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so, i accidentally drove a military k-5 blazer onto the hood of my girlfriends 1997 civic dx 5 speed. it destroyed the hood, a head light and bent some of frame in front making a new headlight and hood impossible install, the radiator is fine though some mounting is bent. The car runs and drives fine as if nothing happened. I can not find any diagrams of the frame so i dont know if replacing this front end section of the frame is possible/ makes any sense to do. is this possible or is the civic toast?

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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

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so, i accidentally drove a military k-5 blazer onto the hood of my girlfriends 1997 civic dx 5 speed. it destroyed the hood, a head light and bent some of frame in front making a new headlight and hood impossible install, the radiator is fine though some mounting is bent. The car runs and drives fine as if nothing happened. I can not find any diagrams of the frame so i dont know if replacing this front end section of the frame is possible/ makes any sense to do. is this possible or is the civic toast?
If the car is running fine then ofcorse its not toast..i drove my car under a school bus and fixed it the same day. I cant tell because have no.pjctures but it sounds like u heed new light bracets and possibly a new rad support when I crashed mine the whole frame underneet where the fenders go got completly bent downward and I was able to hammer it out straight enuf to instal hew fender light bracets light hood hinges hood bumper and grill. Post pics man
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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

Pictures would help..
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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

Just tried to take pics, to dark for smart phone, looking for better camera.
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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

Here are some pics. let me know what you need to see and ill try to take a pic of it. Thank you for the help!










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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

ouch...you will be lucky if you just need a new rad support, bumper cover, hood, fenders, bumper assembly, and radiator mounts. but if you take off the front bumper cover you should be able to tell what you need replaced.
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Re: font end Damage-is it the end?

Not to mention fixing that wire harness. Also, even if you replace all those parts everything may not fit right.

aftermarket body parts (including rad support): http://www.certifit.com/Default.aspx?

nationwide salvage listings: http://www.picknpull.com/check_inventory.aspx

cheapest parts around: http://www.picknpull.com/check_inventory.aspx
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