Bent exhaust after hitting raised curb

[warwks43]

Need some advice

Reversed into a raised curb the other day and bent the end of my exhaust pipe,it now sits to the side and is up against the body of car.
It now makes a nasty vibrating noisefrom the rear, car performance doesn't seem to be affected.
Can I bend this back either with a hammer or crowbar? It doesn't need to go far. Or do I just take into garage? Obviously I don't want to have to pay for something so simple

 

[Burnerman]

Personally I’d take it to a garage where they have oxy acetylene gear.....They would heat the bend up, push a steel bar up the tailpipe and bend it back into shape.
Very difficult to repair when the metal is cold!
John

 

[Old Salt]

You may be able to improve things by removing the nearest body/exhaust strap and easing it away from the bodywork before reattaching the strap.

 

[Avocet]

I can't add much to the above advice. Exhausts are usually suspended from flexible rubber straps under the car, so if you try to bend it (cold) you might just break one of the rubber straps before you actually bend the metal. In fact, it is possible that your exhaust isn't bent, but that one o the straps was broken when you backed into the kerb - in which case, it will just need the strap replacing. You really need to either look underneath, or take it to someone to do that, before you ask anyone to try straightening the exhaust.