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I recently crashed my car into a wall after some bad luck with wether conditions. The front end obviously took all the damage but instead of going to a garage, my dad who is good with cars, is fixing it. I was wondering if anyone could help because after putting the new parts on we have encountered an issue. The grille and left headlight(passenger side) aren’t looking right. They seem to be pushed back and are even slightly under the bonnet which is obviously not how it’s supposed to look. I will attach a photo to show this but I was just wondering if anyone could help and had any idea of what the issue could be? The side that has the issue is the side that took all the impact but everything behind seems to line up and be in the correct place so we are unsure on what to do to get it to fit properly again. Any advice or ideas would be great! Thanks.

Well the photos don't show exact damage.

If you take out your headlights.
You can check if the top brackets on headlight assembly are broken.
Also there are 2 brackets under headlights (6R0941511) which you can check if broken.
Both or either of these if broken will results in gap in around headlight for sure.
My bottom brackets were broken and replaced. Top brackets are broken but fixed with adhesive as a result they are not perfect fit.

However if impact is far severe then you would have to look at other parts.
Visible inspection of -- Lock carrier or mounting for main beam headlights

If you could post pictures with the bonnet open ,headlight removed this would help members identify the issue.
I suspect something behind the light is damaged ? Radiator support/ front panel

The radiator was damaged but has now been replaced. Everything behind that you mentioned seems to be fine as well. I will attach a photo of the car after the accident because it could help. The whole front was taken off and replaced, it’s just the grille and headlight looking funny as they’ve gone back on. Could there be some structural damage behind that would affect this? We have looked and everything seems to be fine bht I don’t know what else it could be.

you replaced the whole radiator support?

Probably needs some adjustment of the clips holding the headlights. And if that doesn't work, re-alignment of the front bumper carrier (the whole assembly) or the front quarter panels.

you can also take measurments from some same point that you have on both sides to figure out what is off.

how about posting some images in broad daylight as well as from side showing fender