Thread: Need some bodywork advice. Trying to fix rear end damage on W123
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Old 01-05-2016, 10:31 PM
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I think by pushing in those places with a bottle jack you will do more damage to the car rather than pushing the panel back out.

I would be looking at drilling out spot welds for that back panel and then knocking out the corners of the rear wings to get the shape there in the right place. Then plug weld the drilled out holes for the back panel once you've got that bit straightened out.
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