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When Looking from afar, all looks ok, but.... look closer..... When we looked closer with the insurance company's representative we found this repair to have been done so badly the vehicle was totaled. Even though the outsides of this vehicle looked great, it really wasn't. (Are you driving a total? call us we can help you find out.) |
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Unitized body vehicles have frame rails with inner reinforcements and are completely boxed in thus making it impossible to assure crash worthy ness in another crash. These parts should be replaced when buckled to retain that assurance. |
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Vehicles that have been welded on after the factory dipping them in anti corrosion primers and painting them can suffer major corrosion problems if weld-thru coating are not applied between the panels prior to welding them. |
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Welds that are not completely welded tend to corrode and cause tearing when in subsequent accidents reducing the safety of your vehicle. |
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Most all welding done on unitized vehicles today is done by resistance welders. Resistance welds are more reliable and are able to be duplicated with automated precision. The four round welds under the clamp marks are factory resistance welds. |
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I think an 8 year old with a 1 pound hammer could break these welds. can you imagine what a 1 to 4 ton vehicle would do to them. |
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This is the underside of the fender apron (in where the wheel is) where no one see's but we do and what we see is scary. |
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Here's another picture of the underside of the structure and as you can see there are more of these welds that look like a beginner did them. We often wonder why insurance company's support such bad repair shops and can only conclude it all about the money. |
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This is a great example that what you don't know can hurt you. We were not able to find any of the structural repairs done on this vehicle to meet "industry repair standards". |