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agate_ t1_j18ipud wrote

Don't use your car. Don't pull, push. The brick wall behind it is an asset.

Cut a board slightly longer than the distance from the metal pillar to the brick wall of the house behind it. Wedge the wood between the pillar and the wall at the same height the car hit it, and tap it with a hammer. As it gets closer to horizontal it'll push the pillar outward. Go a little past straight, since the beam will spring back a little when you pop the board out.

You'll never get it quite straight, but this is an easy way to get it close enough that nobody will notice, without risk of damage to the house or your car.

Then go to the home improvement store and buy a new gutter downspout, there's no way to fix that nicely.

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8bitpandaking OP t1_j18rudh wrote

Thank you very much! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the clear instructions. This might be the best way to go about it. I was considering that I’d have to buy some expensive clamps l/vices and wood and hope that it’d work over time but you idea might be the best way to go about it.

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8bitpandaking OP t1_j1au8gd wrote

Thanks you again! This is the method I decided to go with. A bit of rotted wood feel from the top when it’s connected but nothing came loose so I’ll call it a win. I’m going to leave the board there for a chunk of time and then pop it out.

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