Pillar Repair

[fj55mike]

Ok, I got into a gnarly little canyon on Sunday, and ended up putting a rock into my window and pillar. (Picture Below). My question: to repair it, should I, a) drill holes and use a slide hammer to pull it out, 2) cut out the entire section and weld in a new piece, or III) take it to a body shop and live with a couple pounds of bondo?

ok, so my picture doesn't want to display, here is the link to the gallery:

Crunch!!!

 

[CrznDawg]

Your dent

Where is the dent? You should see mine.

Anyway, you want to drill some holes to pull that out. It won't be perfect, so you will need bondo. This of course is if you want to do it yourself. Body guy should be able to pull that out pretty cheaply and bondo it.

 

[GreenFJ40]

In my opinion (which isn't worth much) I wouldn't try to repair this area because I would think it requires structural integrity in the event of a roll over. I think Wngrog is parting one out, maybe he has one in good shape and could cut it out then all you have to do is cut and reweld. Again, just an idea.

 

[Pin_Head]

It doesn't look like it buckled on the inside. I would just pull it out, fill it with Bondo, sand it and paint it. It is not a big job.

 

[Hodag]

Thats not so bad. Drill the holes, and use the end for your slide hammer that looks like an "L". I used that tip on my crunched rear quarter and it worked way better than the threaded tip. Bang it out as much as possible, then level it back down with a body hammer. Use as little Bondo as possible, its just gonna chip off again anyway. Hodag