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Ally
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What exactly does this mean? and does it have an effect on how the car runs, or is it purely cosmetic?

Just asking because of the gsi for sale in the 'for sale' section, says it has cracked b pillars and some people have said in the past that its a thing to look out for

just being curious, dont call me dumb

mav
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doesn't affect how it runs, just cosmetic really...
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without sounding patronising it means exactely what it says

the b pillars show signs of cracking and it is a common fault with some corsas
Ally
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so they just crack, due to wear are tear/age of the car?
Kerry
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due to a fault
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Yup
Ally
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weird, so they wont effect or devalue the car?
Kerry
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although not ideal its quite common and i believe alot of corsas we recalled and had corrective work done

our corsa is cracked slightly
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
weird, so they wont effect or devalue the car?
Effect, no. Devalue, depends if the buyer is worried.
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Ally
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so if it has no effect and doesnt devalue a car why would a buyer be worried?

Purely because its cosmetic?
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa E-Tec



ahhh, so cosmetic reasons then
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Cosmetic would devalue yes.
Ally
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I seeeee

do the cracks occure over time?

the pic corsa e tec posted is that really bad cracking or average?

I dont understand how they just crack
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Chassis flex and you can get corrosion inside the window seals which further weakens it.
ed
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An MOT tester can fail the car on that because the crack is within x" from the seatbelt mount. Most of them know it isn't a problem though.
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Its best too go take a look at the car... plus you could use it as a reason to get some money knocked off, I dont knowhow much it would cost to get repaired, might be worth getting some quotes to see if you can get that off hte asking price
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Also I've only ever noticed this on GSi's, would it be because of the uprated supension or did it do it to the whole range and I've just not noticed?
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whole range my 1.2 has then
there getting sorted out when i fit the roll cage
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Fuking hate that crack on the b pillar, defently getting that welded when i get a respray!
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yep common on the whole range.also noticed quite a few with rust on the sills at the bottom
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only seams 2b on the drivers side. mine woz the same so wen it woz bein resprayed, they ground the metal bak, drilled a hole at each end of thje crack (2stop it spreadin) n then welded it n smoothed it. looks like new now
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is a structural part of car showing fatigue

vauxhalls gashness shining thru
ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
Also I've only ever noticed this on GSi's, would it be because of the uprated supension or did it do it to the whole range and I've just not noticed?
Mykes B pillars were cracked on his GSi.

P.S. It costs about £50 per side to get the welded, plated up and smoothed. You will then need to get them painted up...
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personally I would look for a car without them... I cant help thinking its got something to do with alloy wheels and suspension mods, as these must add to the forces put on the Chassis when cornering hard.

I know std cars do it, but it seems to be more common in modded ones...

[Edited on 22-07-2005 by Ditch]

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