JaxLax
Bronco Guru
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Yeah, WE bent the bottom trim rail on my Bronco last night re-installing it.
The other four popped right back in with some jiggling and soapy water. I don't know my own strength and when putting in the lower rail in; I bent the rear attachment portion which in turn as I moved down meant the rest wasn't going in and now I have a bow in the piece starting at about 5/8ths of the way starting from the drivers side. It sticks up about 2-2.5" inches off the seal at the end of the passenger side.
How bad have I messed up?
I'm under the assumption that the seal is just smushed (technical term) over time tightly in the middle, I missed with a jiggle and it bent the attaching rail that should have slipped in. Then as I moved a few inches down; I only made the problem worse and eventually the boy said something as it moved in his hands.
I pulled it off and have all by pressed/pinched the inner rail into the trim.
Is it ruined? Can I try and bend it back straight (the attachment point) so that it at least goes into the slit? I'm not going to be able to make a nice radius like it formerly had. How do I remove the bend? Heat? Long, light pressure between boards?
I've thrown up some parts wanted ads and found just that piece on ebay (but at $100 w/ship for one piece means I'll just buy the kit at $195).
Help me out here. I need some guidance and counseling.
As we all know, we're always one hand slip or stuck bolt on a 20 minute project from a 3-day ordeal. %)
Yeah, WE bent the bottom trim rail on my Bronco last night re-installing it.
The other four popped right back in with some jiggling and soapy water. I don't know my own strength and when putting in the lower rail in; I bent the rear attachment portion which in turn as I moved down meant the rest wasn't going in and now I have a bow in the piece starting at about 5/8ths of the way starting from the drivers side. It sticks up about 2-2.5" inches off the seal at the end of the passenger side.
How bad have I messed up?
I'm under the assumption that the seal is just smushed (technical term) over time tightly in the middle, I missed with a jiggle and it bent the attaching rail that should have slipped in. Then as I moved a few inches down; I only made the problem worse and eventually the boy said something as it moved in his hands.
I pulled it off and have all by pressed/pinched the inner rail into the trim.
Is it ruined? Can I try and bend it back straight (the attachment point) so that it at least goes into the slit? I'm not going to be able to make a nice radius like it formerly had. How do I remove the bend? Heat? Long, light pressure between boards?
I've thrown up some parts wanted ads and found just that piece on ebay (but at $100 w/ship for one piece means I'll just buy the kit at $195).
Help me out here. I need some guidance and counseling.
As we all know, we're always one hand slip or stuck bolt on a 20 minute project from a 3-day ordeal. %)
