DanCorsaBVan
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Hi giys, i know its common on the older corsa's and i had it welded for m.o.t but its just cracked again so i know i need a plate behind it but is it just as simple as taking trim off on inside and welding a plate to back of it? Dont suppose anyone got any pictures?
Also how much do u think this should cost ? On both sides ... Just so i dont get raped at a bodyshop...
Cheers guys
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c20letandy1988
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if your really bothered about keeping your corsa and you have expensive bits on it id personally look for a new shell in same colour and swap parts all over  as ive done it 5 times now lol
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DanCorsaBVan
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asif that bad!? well i avent got expensive parts on it really only the suspension and stereo so thats no biggy but the engine only done 41k and was hoping a c20xe in it in the future... you not think this is the shell to use even ifi do get plates welded in and stuff?
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fillmecca
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take back door card off and weld the crack up,weld a bigish plate over that (to stop it cracking agen),on out side weld crack up, grined till its smooth,bit of filler if needed,primer paint ect job done! did that to my mates corsa 2years ago and its bin ok eva sins.
if yours shells mint and on low miles keep it and do as i just said tbh as your only reshell and that one will try to crack.
hope that some help mate oh yer and if you no good with welding and painting any GOOD bodey shop will sort it for you.
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Kevxx
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quote:
Originally posted by c20xeandy1988
if your really bothered about keeping your corsa and you have expensive bits on it id personally look for a new shell in same colour and swap parts all over as ive done it 5 times now lol
thats the most rediculous reply i've read :/
I dunno, if it's a case of stripping back you're piller plastic, just fucking do it..and see!
Go to a bodyshop and tell them you want a plate welded, either way..youre gonna find out.
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fillmecca
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quote:
Originally posted by Kevxx
quote:
Originally posted by c20xeandy1988
if your really bothered about keeping your corsa and you have expensive bits on it id personally look for a new shell in same colour and swap parts all over as ive done it 5 times now lol
thats the most rediculous reply i've read :/
I dunno, if it's a case of stripping back you're piller plastic, just fucking do it..and see!
Go to a bodyshop and tell them you want a plate welded, either way..youre gonna find out.
X2 try it your self and if to gose worng take it to bodey shop
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DanCorsaBVan
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itl be a body shop ive never welded anything and me taking the trim off the rear and lookin at the back of the pillar wont tell me if thts all tht needs doing thats all i wondered i am going to go get a few quotes from bodyshops... so wondered if u guys knew roughly ow much it should cost with paint or out? 50 quid a pillar? cheers anyways guys
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fillmecca
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i wud try find a mate that can weld tbh that way you no its bin done right and then get bodey stop to paint it(be cheaper  ) or i wud say no more then £80 a side for for bodey shop to do all work.
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DanCorsaBVan
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ok then cheers
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Root
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Fuck reshelling all the time. They may be old cars but not all of them crack. mine's starting to...but i figure, getting a professional bodyshop to sort it out and make it last an extra 6 years or whatever is better than having to reshell, all the effort to swap things around, tax, mot, then risk that one beginning to crack
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gsirep
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[Edited on 07-12-2009 by gsirep]
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DanCorsaBVan
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Ye cheers guys ill get round body shops for a few quotes
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RichR
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I had mine welded from behind; 8/9 years on and 60,000 miles its still as good as it was back when it was repaired
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DanCorsaBVan
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ok cheers sounds good, u get it all respsrayed up propperly and all that ye? is your car lowered ?, just cos that aparently makes it more likely to happen or happen again because of more strain on the chassis?
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fillmecca
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Originally posted by DanCorsaBVan
ok cheers sounds good, u get it all respsrayed up propperly and all that ye? is your car lowered ?, just cos that aparently makes it more likely to happen or happen again because of more strain on the chassis?
ones a big plate is welded in back it will be fine pal
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Root
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one question, when you get behind the pillar wielded, how will that stop the FRONT of the pillar from cracking? and how do you repair the front once its cracked? thanks
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daine
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The only way they can weld it from behind is to take off the quarter panel, new quarters come with a reinforced plate already on, vauxhall body shop repair was to MIG it, grind it back, take the interior panel off, drill a 3/4 hole and pump with resin, let set, fill and paint out side. (henleys of rotherham).
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