alistairolsen
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I know corsas are prone to crack on the b pillars. How seerious is this? Does it cause major loss of strength? How far do the cracks normally go? Is there any satisfactory way of repairing it?
Im considering fitting a rollover hoop and gusseting it to the shell, this should stop the crack moving, can I weld it up and paint it, or not?
Any info appreciated. Al.
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hopper
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they have to be welded up, most drill a hole either end of the crack to stop it spreading further then weld them up
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alistairolsen
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cool, just weld from the outside, then grind back?
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Adam-D
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its not dangerous i cut the roof of a corsa with b pillar cracks and the b pillar is 3 skins thick
so just grind it back a bit and weld it grind it smooth and re-paint
i personly think its down to pepole slamming the fucking door
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broster
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its not due to people slamming the door, its due to the car flexing rond the b pillers! drill a hole at the end oft he crack and then weld it all up
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alistairolsen
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right, so just grind it clean and weld it up and paint it.
Should be able to geta decent colour match on a flat colour, and Im fitting a rollover hoop anyway, so it shouldnt crack again.
Cheers.
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broster
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a rollover hoop? roll cage yes?
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alistairolsen
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beginning of, just the main hoop for now, behind the seats, gusseted to the pillars. Also going to do a strutbrace in the boot. Next stage is to add the rear bars and diag, but thats in the future.
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Ian
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I wouldn't fit a cage just to stop the pillars cracking, thats a bit much effort for something which is largely cosmetic.
A good repair should last 5 years.
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alistairolsen
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I want the cage anyway, but as a side effect it will eliminate the problem!
I presume they all suffer with this, no changes in later year etc?
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broster
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face lifted ones dont usually suffer
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Ian
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97-on is different I think.
They still do but its nowhere near as common.
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AK
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my 2000 has the beginnings of cracks...
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x14xe
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where do they usually crack on the b pillar?
How noticable are they?
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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at the bottom of the windows and you would notice
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ainsley_brader
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quite a bad example but you get the idea
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