No it's bent cold. If you just take a closed end or box end wrench and slide it over the strap that attaches to the case you can bend it forward and backwards and in and out very easily. If you don't know what a box end wrench is Google it so you can see what I'm talking about.Ok... so I hope this isn't taken as a stupid or pointless question but do I need a torch to bend it or just use like a pair of pliers?