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[bigwill_quad4]

I was driving home from work sat morning and i hit a guardrail cuz i fell asleep. Driver fender and headlight on my 00 gagt need replaced everthing else body wise i can fix with fiberglass and urethane. Unfortunately the lower control and strut and wheel are bent and the alignment is all messed up. My ? is how hard is the strut and control arm to replace on your own? i know the parts are gonna run me 250-300 and i cant afford garage prices so i wanna do it myself.....oh and i am mechanics knowledgable. THanx

[rixGAphx]

Not too hard to replace. The struts are meant to be easily replaced.
The control arm bushings are expected to be replaced sometime during the car's expected life, so they are also replaceable. But, it's easiest with the GA to have a machine shop install the new bushings into the replacement arms, rather than DIY.

Your big problem is to have the frame straightened.
Any impact strong enough to bend the control arm also transfered significant force into the unibody frame.
The car needs to be put onto a frame straightener and pulled back to the factory critical dimensions.

Regardless of how many parts you replace, if the frame isn't straight you will have significatn handling and safety issues.

Good luck.
-Rick