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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 07:35 AM
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I hit a deer last night. What are my chances of straightening this bumper? Looking at it, it doesn't look promising.
One idea I had was to remove it, lay it under the truck on some dunnage and use my bottle jack to press the dent out, using the weight of the truck. But it's pretty twisted at the ends.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 07:53 AM
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I have seen worse straightened by people without any sophisticated equipment. I probably depends on your determination and how much you want to spend on tools.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 07:57 AM
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If you focus on straightening where the deer impacted, the outside corners will most likely return to their original positions.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 08:35 AM
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I think I'll give it a try with my jack idea.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 08:40 AM
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I was able to get mine 95% straight from a 3lb hammer and wood block. It was in a lot worse condition than yours when I T-boned a stolen Tesla. Time consuming bending and checking, but worth it to me!
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 09:28 AM
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I was able to get mine 95% straight from a 3lb hammer and wood block. It was in a lot worse condition than yours when I T-boned a stolen Tesla. Time consuming bending and checking, but worth it to me!
What did you lay it on to hammer it out? The ground?
 
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Yeah, just made sure there were no rocks or roots directly under.
 
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Deer jerky?
 
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That's just character.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 02:18 PM
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That's just character.
Yeah, but it was the only straight piece of metal on the whole truck...
 
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Yeah, but it was the only straight piece of metal on the whole truck...
... so now it fits in. Don't you hate it when a straight bumper stands out as eye sore?
 
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Like it never happened.
Pressed most of it out with the bottle jack, then hammered on it a little bit.
 
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Great results! I like how you used part of the truck to fix itself. At least the bumper wasn't stronger than the weight of the truck. I don't suppose the deer turned out better.
 
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Great results! I like how you used part of the truck to fix itself. At least the bumper wasn't stronger than the weight of the truck. I don't suppose the deer turned out better.
As of yesterday, the deer was still there. It was gone today.
 
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Turned out better than mine did!

Two weeks after fixing mine, someone drove into it in a parking lot… still haven’t fixed that.
 
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