mac1976
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they are cracked and the car is going in to get painted and the painter said there is a metal plate that fits inside the pillar , but went to vauxhall and they said they never heard of it can anyone help out with this cheers ..
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Planty02
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I think the usual way to deal with this problem is to grind out the old metal/rust and fibre glass it, smooth with filler then paint as normal 
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mac1976
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they have been welded up before and are cracking agian
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Planty02
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Can't help you then mate, sorry  Someone on here will know though
I never bothered having them repaired on my old one 
[Edited on 25-08-2007 by Planty02]
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Planty02
I think the usual way to deal with this problem is to grind out the old metal/rust and fibre glass it, smooth with filler then paint as normal
who told you that?!
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gavin18787
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Doesnt sound like the way forwards as its a structual point on the car and takes quite a bit of stress i think.
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Planty02
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Can't remember now
Guess i'm wrogn then lol
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Will_Sport
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sell car, then add price of what you're about to pay for a spray.... spend the money on a post 97 model = problem solved.
my 96 P sport had cracking pillars, so sold it and bought a 1.6 98 sport... no cracking pillars, woopy
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mattk
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my 1997 P had a crakked driverside pillar
The shell wont make any difference, your 1998 one was a newer car and probably had less miles on it?
weld them up and get it painted
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mac1976
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cheers all its in the paint shop as we speek
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VegasPhil
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That fault was fixed in 1997 when the metal plate mod was added to the new models.
Mine went on the XE, took it to a bodyshop and had a weld put on there for the time being.
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Toby
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my 2000 sport has started to crack the paint, but structually is fine
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gsirick
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ive had both sides welded on my gsi, had a piece welded 1 inch bigger all round then smoothed and painted. thats the propper way to do it. its also an mot failier as its to close to the seat belt harness. (thats why i had it done as it failed on the cracks) went to 3 different garages aswell
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ChrisBoom
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
That fault was fixed in 1997 when the metal plate mod was added to the new models.
Mine went on the XE, took it to a bodyshop and had a weld put on there for the time being.
My brothers sport had cracked pillars, and it was a 1998?
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STEvieXE
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some after 97 still cracked
vauxhall do a b pillar repair kit which is basically some bond up the inside of the pillar and weld the front up.
my old 97 daily driver cracked them, i welded them up and a few years later they were back again.
best way is if no metal plate behind, make a little strengthener plate , drill holes in ur post and plug weld the plate in solid and weld up the cracks, smooth and paint..
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mac1976
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cheers for that will let the bodyshop know
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