Friday my driver's side door decided not to open. I key-fob unlocked it. Nothing. I key unlocked it. Nothing. So I crawled into the driver's seat from the passenger side (which worked fine) and tried to unlock it from inside. Nothing.

There was no damage done to the door. It had opened and closed just fine on Thursday.

I will not try kicking it open from the inside - afraid I might break something else.

Help?

So I managed to take out my mailbox and really mess up the front right corner of my girlfriends Fiat 500 this past weekend, long story, dumb move. Should I try to work thru my insurance, hers to mine, or prepare to bite the bullet?

My wife opened the door and hit a mailbox. Got this pretty big scratch. A couple of shops said it would cost $400 to fill and paint this scratch mainly because of the pinstripe? Any thoughts?

Car is a blue/gray Honda CRV

I can access it from behind my trunk and try to press it out. There’s no real good leverage point tho. Also the metal on my trunk is pretttty thick and it’s the corner. Is there any way to fix this at all or any tool recommendations? It’s an old car so it doesn’t have to look perfect at all, which is why I rather try myself rather than getting it done professionally

First time doing any body shop related work myself. I’d like to get as much advice as possible. Thank you in advance! Please let me know all the tools I need in order to fix this other than touch up paint (for obvious reasons).

Hi everyone,

I’m considering buying a Chevrolet Camaro that’s done 100,000 km. It’s been serviced by Chevrolet agents up to 100,000 km, with all service records available, and it’s accident-free. The seller is offering a great deal, and he’s been transparent about everything.

However, I noticed in the service history that at 90,000 km (in 2022), there was a note about a minor oil leak underneath and a coolant leak below the radiator. The seller says these were fixed, the oil leak with a seal and the coolant leak by replacing a pipe.

It’s run 10,000 km since then without issues, but I’m wondering if this could become a recurring problem down the line. I plan to take it for a comprehensive A-Z check before finalizing, but I’d love to hear from anyone experienced: • Should I be concerned about these repairs? • Can such leaks be permanently fixed?

Any advice would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Looking at buying a used vehicle and noted it has a small dent near the rear left side of the car (see picture)

What would something like this run ball park repair professionally?

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Can this be repaired and how? Can it be fixed with a dent puller? I got hit by a large tree branch and it broke the hood latch and then the hood flew open while i was driving on the freeway so the damage is from the hood. It had shattered the windshield so I had it towed to a local glass repair place. The guy went to install the new window but I guess when he pushed it in, it broke the new window. He said he'll give me a new window but I need to fix the dent first.

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I was driving on the highway and a debris fell off the car in front of me and struck the bottom of my car. I pulled over to take a look and saw the felt ripped up but no other visible signs of damage. Is this something I should look to get fixed in a timely manner? Is this a simple fix for the repair shop? Thank you all in advance!

Any advice, im going to be using a mig welder.

I side swiped and cracked the door and whatever piece is behind there, fender liner? Just wondering what the best course of action would be, TIA

Hello, I am currently removing the interior of my 1996 F150. I have gotten everything out besides these two torx bolts that are fastened to the cab floor. Through research it seems these bolts can be notoriously difficult to get out. I have used a torch, so much pb blaster, with a 10 inch breaker to try and free them. I think I may have stripped the head, it takes a couple cranks until the bit catches now, and i can see where i've dug into fresh metal. With this in mind I have been to scared to try anything with more torque to avoid completely rounding out the holes. Is There anything else I can be doing without fucking up the threads or the head more? I cant fit vice grips or a plumbers wrench around the head either. My 4 main plans are keep trying what i'm doing and pray I don't damage the head more, take my impact driver to it, drill the sucker out/take my 4.5 angle grinder and attempt to cut a hex that my impact socket can grab on to (seems not fun to do the bolt is really thick). Any tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks

driver side far

passenger side close( def stripping it but cans still grip)

driver side close (pretty much a donut lol)