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3CorsaMeal
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15th Jun 04 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is this more common on corsa's that are lowered?
Demo
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15th Jun 04 at 09:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would assume so as lowering a car puts more stress on the shell due to the harder ride
PaulW
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15th Jun 04 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lowered or not though, 3-doors will suffer from cracked b-pillars, but as demo says, lowering it will produce more stress so they will go quicker than with standard suspension/wheels
Rich S
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15th Jun 04 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its a common fault on all corsa b's, every one we've worked on, we've had to weld them up.
Adam
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15th Jun 04 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only solution is a full cage
3CorsaMeal
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15th Jun 04 at 10:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine ain't cracked yet, just wondering if when i lower it, its gonna start...
Andy GSi
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15th Jun 04 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have know a few of my mates cars have cracked, and i went to look at mine, and its started to crack, very slightly
Ditch
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Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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15th Jun 04 at 10:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A mates T plate 1.0ltr has cracked horribly and thats standard!
koolkorsa
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15th Jun 04 at 10:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats the solution to cracked b pillars? Weld over and respray? Whats the cost of that?
Ditch
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15th Jun 04 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cut out, weld in a plate, and then respray I think

Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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15th Jun 04 at 10:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my gsi isnt cracked
Ojc
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15th Jun 04 at 11:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Vauxhall offer to do this under a 10 year warranty.

I'm pretty sure of this.
koolkorsa
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quick look on parkers suggests its a 6 year body warranty.
Rich S
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they'll only do it if 1: the car hasnt been modified 2: the car hasnt been in an accident (they'll check it on your chassis number) 3: they think of other lame excuse for their cock up
Ojc
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15th Jun 04 at 11:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, that goes without saying but there is that 1% chance you might get a decent enough person at Vauxhall (very unlikely)
Ditch
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15th Jun 04 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rich S
they'll only do it if 1: the car hasnt been modified 2: the car hasnt been in an accident (they'll check it on your chassis number) 3: they think of other lame excuse for their cock up


sounds about right!
Spence
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15th Jun 04 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mines cracked
Greasemonkey
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the way they fix it is to drill the end of the cracks round to stop the crack spreading and then weld up the bit between before re-spraying, tis a bitch cos if the crack goes round the piller to the quarter panel ya will need to blow this all over to match the paint,
Kris TD
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15th Jun 04 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rich S
its a common fault on all corsa b's, every one we've worked on, we've had to weld them up.


only 3 doors, the 5 door models arent effected woohoo
koolkorsa
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15th Jun 04 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
so why would vauxhall fix it for me? The body warranty was only 6 years and my car is now 9 years old. Surely they have no obligation on my car anymore?
Kris TD
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they wont fix it, you will have to pay.

 
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