AMallory33

Hello! -- my kid slid into a guardrail... (he is fine) ... so now wondering if this is fixable? It still drives okay ... don't think any damage to the frame was done. I don't expect it to be perfect ... just wondering how bad it might be... What do you guys think?

Thx!

IJM

How does the B-pillar look?

Veeb0rg

That's hard to say. Get the door open and see if the pillar is twisted. You might be able to correct it slightly but it really comes down to how that pillar looks.

awg

In order to fix that, you will need to cut out the section that is damaged from a same shape XJ, including doors, B-pillar, sill section etc

Before resorting to that, get underneath and inspect and measure the UniRail. If the distance between the two sides shows variation, its probably done

Assuming you can MIG weld, the repair will be relatively straightforward. Depends upon the supply of wrecks in your area.

As you will be cutting, a whole car can be good value for other spare parts. I bought my non-running spare for $450, $100 on a lift truck, $100 in parts, runs now