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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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My a pillar on my s2 has cracked





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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:30 PM
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first things first...... whens your mot due?? if its soon id sand it down and paint over it other wise looks like mot fail to me......
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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I'd ask WHY has it cracked !! Never seen one like that before.............has it had a new front end stitched on at some time and that's where the join is ?
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Ive seen quite a few S2's do that on the a pillar, first thing id do is take the screen out and inspect exactly how bad the rot is the scuttles and the pillars do rust badly on them but its sometimes not too noticable with the screen fitted.
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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is it an actual crack in the metal or just the paint?
cheers mark.
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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TAKE SCREEN OUT MATE CHECK HOW BAD IT IS THEN WELD IT UP LOOKS LIKE A STRESS CRACK TO ME MATE
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Old Apr 18, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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i've seen this before, get it sorted asap!
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