Tbone repairs
 

Back on Christmas eve I was tboned by some kid running a light. While I was replacing the doors I noticed the B pillar is ever so slightly bent in down at the bottom... So the doors dont line up right. Any way to fix this? or is it screwed? I just fixed a **** ton of front end damage too so im reeeally hoping you guys have some good news 😔
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What has been pushed in must come back out. If you can locate the exact area you could try a come along to pull on that exact location - carefully. I would guess using a straight edge to guide yourself. I've done it with other parts before but it was never anything that had to be exact.
After that I am no body repair person, nor do I play one on TV.

Great, thank you. I will look into that idea!

I am not a body shop pro either, but the pressure needed to deform, or pull out the base of the B-pillar would be very high, beyond any come along imo, its a box section

the good news is a body shop with a chassis straightener should be able to pull the b-pillar fairly inexpensivly

my mate who has now retired had one and I witnessed him straighten a few door pillars

Thanks buddy! I was thinking about using my boyfriends duly and a ratchet strap. I saw a few videos and guy pulled one with a little old ranger. If that doesnt work ill start calling around! Ill have to update after we give it a try!

have a very close look at exactly how the deformation occurred...make cardboard templates against the other side and reverse them
take VERY accurate measurements. The principal is to apply force directly in opposition to what caused the issue. This is difficult as the outside of the column was impacted

If you got t-boned, the force to deform your B-pillar would be possibly many thousand pounds. Sufficient to require your Jeep need to be chained down I suspect

strap it up to another vehicle towbar and apply some light tugs sideways, would be a bush mechanic way..be gentle

Using another vehicle to pull and straighten damaged panels can get out of hand, FAST. Pull too much too hard, and you can make a real mess of things. Everything is spotwelded together. Pull on one part and the surrounding area wants to follow it, damaged or not. Body shops are not cheap, so the less work they have to do, the better. If that were mine, thats where it would be headed. To a body shop.

If you do decide to use another vehicle to pull that out. BABY STEPS.

considering the time you would need to invest it might be cheaper and a ton easier to pull one from the junk yard.

so long as your doors close, just living with it would be much easier & cheaper than sourcing another,

its a Jeep, a few dents are nothing,

some Jeeps dont even have doors...an affectation for sissies? lol