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Old Jun 27, 2011
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Question Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

94 Civic EX. Previous owner installed coilovers and then evidently decided to drive over speed bumps at high speed all day.

Im just wondering if it's possible to weld the cracks or if there is another solution. Thanks!

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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

is it where you bolt in the struts
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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

Check the link to the pic. Its outside that area.
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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

well if nothin is warped or bent then a good weld should get it but u will have to get the right penatration on the weld cause if u dont then the weld will break

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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

Someone did some overtightening there. Is it a physical crack in the steel or is it the paint cracking??? It's hard to tell in the picture. Don't drive the car like that if you like being alive cuz that shiz is dangggerous. Take it to a body shop and get a suggestion from them... err... Tow it to a body shop.
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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

Its a physical crack. Also the metal has separated from the material below it.
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Tow it to a body shop. Don't mess with this if it does fail it will be bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad...
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Re: Strut tower housing cracks. Fixable?

ow! ow! ooooowch!
take to a shop and have them look at it... might even need a chassis pull...
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