dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
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Had them sorted about 8 months ago and told him to weld them up etc. Just realised that the passenge one is cracked and rusted again. Why is it body shops are full of shit. He clearly hasnt welded it and just stuck filler on it.
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B3KAN
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Ive seen ones that have had the cracks welded split agian, they really need streghtned behind the piller so they dont crack again
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JM_16v
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yeah its a stress point either the weld can crack or it can jsut move the pressure to slightly lower down, but you should be able to tell if it familiar
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dean101287
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how do you go about strenghening it?
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Adam-D
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i think the proper way of doing it is to drill a hole either side of the crack to stop it goin further, weld it up and smooth it off, then weld a plate onto the back of it
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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why do they crack anyway?
ive never had a problem on my pre 97 corsas
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Adam-D
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i personly think its down to ppl slamming the door too hard
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Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
why do they crack anyway?
ive never had a problem on my pre 97 corsas
Apparently there put under too much stress(from the weight of the roof etc) than they were designed for
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flybikeslee
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i blame vauxhall for making shit
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STEvieXE
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quote:
Originally posted by dean101287
Had them sorted about 8 months ago and told him to weld them up etc. Just realised that the passenge one is cracked and rusted again. Why is it body shops are full of shit. He clearly hasnt welded it and just stuck filler on it.
he has welded it id be 95% sure, i welded mine up and the repair was fantastic and 2 years later it cracked agin
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dean101287
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Registered: 22nd Jul 07
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ahh well. iv put some tiger seal on it for now untill i get time to sort it out properly
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
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yep he probably did weld it
it will just crack again. welding a stress point is a waste of time imo. it will always crack again. needs to be strengthened behind (inside) the pillar for it to not crack again
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EarlofBarnet
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I need mine done on both sides, but can't justify having to paint both sides of the car if I get it done. Think I'll just drill mine at either end of the crack so the crack doesn't spread and then seal it from the inside so no water gets in.
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
i blame vauxhall for making shit
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