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andy hirst |
posted on 26th Feb 03 at 12:21 |
just rub it down weld it and spray it. The MOT dude at vaux said if he cant see it, he cant fail it! | |
RichR |
posted on 26th Feb 03 at 10:42 |
I had mine redone by Greenhau Vauxhalls top guy, at a knockdown price at his own weekend bodyshop, it was done not long after I got the car, they cut a setion of pillar out and about 2/3 inches of the rear 3/4 panel, refabricate da whole new piece, strenthened it from behind and then rewelded the new piece over the top of the strenghtening beams, I havnt had ne other problems since. He also pulled out a huge dent I had in the rear 3/4, which needed to panel beaten and sorted some parking dents and a few rusty bits out on the sill for £180, which was really good | |
anz |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 22:57 |
mine is cracked, so what, i cant see the roof comin off or owt lol | |
STEvieXE |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 21:26 |
they r glued with some sort of stuff from behind and welded at front. my m8s a painter and used to work in a Vauxhall garage. he said they got them all the time | |
lacky75 |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 21:18 |
thank god i bought a 5 door (they dont suffer b pillar crackage) !!:D | |
K100RSA |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 20:46 |
was told by my vaux dealer that the car has has to be under 6 years old and have a full vaux history. | |
d0gz_bollox |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 09:53 |
you lot sure it aint just your paint thats cracked? it'll obviously have surfice rust if the paint has cracked. | |
jipp |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 09:44 |
twat mines seven , eight this year , twat grrrrr arrrgh:mad::(:o | |
StuartGee |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 09:25 |
Is this true that if car is less than six years old Vaux will fix it for free? Just noticed my passenger side is beginning to go yesterday whilst washing it. | |
Robertio_uk |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 08:58 |
i have the same problem too, its been fixed 2 times and its just starting to crack now, the person who done it says he gets corsas all the time with this, so he welds a plate to slow it down a bit but still doesnt help :-( | |
corsakid69 |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 01:18 |
hi jipp | |
Kenni |
posted on 25th Feb 03 at 00:56 |
save your money on the strut brace. I have them front and rear and it will crack again. :( | |
daz145bhp |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 21:01 |
If i remember my mate corsa sri cracked the b pillars after 6 months of owning it he took it back to the dealer & welded the cracks up then they drill 2holes in pillar & fill it will expanding foam to stop it flexing any more | |
Kris TD |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 16:58 |
strut braces wont stop it now its started mate, if u weld it, then it cracks in anoth place, dont really think there is much u can do | |
paulr202000 |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 16:58 |
if your car is under six years old then vauxhall will repair it for free! but after that i dont know how much it will be. But if you get someone else to do it ask vauxhall for a copy of the repair procedure off TIS as there set points to weld to stop it from cracking again. | |
jipp |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 16:54 |
i'm going to buy front and back strut braces on friday to see if that can slow it down for now. as i hjave spax shocks and springs it can only get worse cos the ride on the spaxs is very hard. | |
stuyw |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 16:51 |
dunno m8, but it is a common thing on corsa B's and if it gets worse, it can fail the MOT :( | |
jipp |
posted on 24th Feb 03 at 16:49 |
washing my car yesterday i notices a line of rust on the b pillar. my heart stopped as my worst fear became reality. fecking b pillar is cracking. |