Door pillar MOT failure

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MW88
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Door pillar MOT failure

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Our 3 door corsa failed it's MOT because of a hairline crack on the door pillar which they said was too near to the front seat belt top mount,
The garage (main dealer) said there was a kit available which included some sort of 2 part resin that has to be placed behind the repair weld, does anyone know of this kit or have any ideas ?
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Re: Door pillar MOT failure

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B pillar? hmm, very rare for a tester to fail it. the crack needs drilling at both ends, and then a plate welding in behind it, followed by being flattened back.

is tricky to do...but a decent bodyshop should solve it for you :)
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Re: Door pillar MOT failure

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Thanks,
I think I understand, drill both ends of hairline fracture, bend out, place a piece of steel behind & weld, then fold back together, weld, grind & primer, is that right ?
I was very suprised they failed it on that because it's not even a split, just looks like a hair & the tester must have spent ages scratching the paint back to find it, they said their body shop would contact me with a price for the repair but I've not heard anything, so I think I'm going to get it welded then take it to a different garage.
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try and stick to local garages . MAIN DEALERS are usualy only after making mney ! god damn theifs!
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On my Corsa GSi i had this and i went to one place and they failed it on that and a few other things, took it to anoother mot station and it sailed through with flying colours!! :D
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