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Old Nov 30, 2019 | 07:45 PM
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Concrete Pillar vs E-150

The van took a bigger loss than the pillar did:




Doors open and close but the hinges are bent. Insurance company totaled it out and has paid me the settlement. Alignment is trashed and door hinges are bent. Any advice is welcomed.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2019 | 02:59 PM
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If they totaled it are you keeping it or letting it go?
I am guessing if you are asking for advice you are keeping it?

Get a used door with hinges if you can.
It looks like the rear door hinge may have been hit see if you can get that hinge also.
Did that door also bend where the hinge is? How is the post the hinge is bolted to bent also I guess?
Maybe a rear door also but you may be able to pull that hinge back into place and get the post straight and have it all fall back into place.
It is hard to tell from pictures just what all needs to be done / replaced.
Hope you saved all the flare & running board parts as that will be the hard part to find as I don't think they are Ford parts.

Given enough time and money anything can be fixed but when you start looking at about 70% to 75% of what the car / truck is worth to fix it they total it.
That is why on my 81 F100 flare side I just got thru with a cab off frame rebuild I got insurance that is more than book value, if totaled I get $11K and the option to keep it if I want.
Good luck
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Old Dec 7, 2019 | 05:34 AM
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Are you keeping the truck? Start taking the bent stuff off, make a list of what you need to replace and see if it can be found. Looks like 2 doors, running board/flare set up. If alignment is off then some bent parts there as well.
 
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