Big round bars under dash?

JOSHEDWARDJOHNSON

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2005 HONDA ODYSSEY
3.5L
V6
2WD
AUTOMATIC
359,830 MILES

Hi.

Just wanted to know what are those big round bars which came out from under and where is it connected to?

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Friday, November 17th, 2023 AT 11:19 PM

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KEN L

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It looks like one of the supports that make up the dash has broken off, was this car in an accident? We need to remove the lower dash panel to take a look to see what's going on here is how to remove the cover so you can upload more images. Check out the images (below). Let us know how it goes.

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Saturday, November 18th, 2023 AT 10:04 AM

JOSHEDWARDJOHNSON

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Thanks. Yes the van has been in an accident.

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Saturday, November 18th, 2023 AT 11:53 AM

KEN L

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Okay, this can break the welds holding the dash substructure together. I would remove the dash subpanel to detect where the dash is broken and then weld it back together. If you don't have a welder, you can take it to a muffler shop, and they should be able to help you.

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Monday, November 20th, 2023 AT 7:24 AM