# 1996 Toyota Tacoma - Should I hit this with a hammer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [October 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-tacoma-should-i-hit-this-with-a-hammer/193209 "2023-10-03T16:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-tacoma-should-i-hit-this-with-a-hammer/193209/21 "2023-10-04T01:29:31Z")
The OP said they know nothing about cars and you guys are trotting out the slide hammer and porta-power? You want him to make this worse? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-tacoma-should-i-hit-this-with-a-hammer/193209/22 "2023-10-04T01:35:28Z")
Alright! Should he just go it with a hammer? Like the body shop suggested? I can’t see the actual damage. And neither can you. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-tacoma-should-i-hit-this-with-a-hammer/193209/23 "2023-10-04T01:43:08Z")
My suggestion many posts back was to pay the body shop to bend it back until it is functional. And they have slide hammers and porta-powers. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-toyota-tacoma-should-i-hit-this-with-a-hammer/193209.md?page=1)