bmw e36 cab windsheild pillar bent help

[ronirohit]

hi need help i got a bmw e36 cab and i had a accident and car rooled over but the only serious damange is tha pillar of the windshield is bent just by few cm how can i fix that ?

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[Griffin562]

Can't see the picture but I can’t recommend this repair as a do-it-yourself job unless you have years of experience in automotive bodywork and have the right tools. The pillar will most likely have inner structure damage. it will mostly likely have to be done by a professional and could be an expensive repair

[82eye]

roll over on a cab is an automatic total.

[zellamay]

Many years ago, a friend rolled a Honda Civic. It was a very low-speed roll, so little damage done. It broke the windshield and bent the whole windshield area slightly to the right, so a new windshield would not fit. I used a Porta Power. I assembled the PP sticks to the best length, placed one end in the opposite corner of the floor of the car, the other end in the corner of the roof nearest the windshield, and pushed it back into place. Windshield in, some bodywork, and the car was okay.

[E36 Em Tree]

Rollover accident and only A pillar is damaged? Sounds sus. Sounds like it'd be totaled. No airbags went off and the roll over system didnt engage?

[JDStrickland]

Me thinks you're going to need a new car. The machine needed to bend this car straight, and then measure it to be sure it is straight, and the skills needed to use the machine will prove to be very costly.

[zellamay]

There's a lot of speculation here,... without pictures. ........... So, where are the pictures?

[B328iC]

There's a lot of speculation here,... without pictures. ........... So, where are the pictures?

Absolutely correct! Damage by a few cm? Is it the outer sheet metal or the structural inner portion?
WITHOUT pictures this post is useless!