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    yes i see what youre saying... there is one point in the pic which is what youre saying about crease point. but on that point there are ripples/pinches which was what the pic was supposed to show. given, not a very good pic sorry
    the pinches on the other side arent the same and are less.
    there isnt really any point on the metal under the guards, its more like the metal is stained a grayish colour, not actually layered, as i noticed when i went to remove it when i welded it.
    yes my braces are overkill, i do that often for some reason, i over think things. but im mostly concerned with it working than anything else.

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    it is a concern what you mention about the insurance... i never buy insurance aside from what is mandatory but i do consider myself a very good driver, very careful on the street and have never been in an accident - avoided many.
    *edit* in fact, none of my cars have ever been roadworthy, always random stuff welded to it with random mismatched suspension riding 40mil off the road.

    the pic doesnt show properly where i have welded it but at the front of the brace is some 65x3 flat bar folded over the skirt and welded all around. its also welded to both door hinges, the underside of the bottom of the brace and several other places along the brace. i also used the highest tensile weld metal i could get, very strong and good peno stuff.
    i personally felt that this was more than adequate but if you think there are other places i should weld please let me know.
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    Reference

    welded in three places (well two really but three points mounted), or in 98% of the cases, bolt in in three places.


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    not having a go at u mate just trying to be helpful, that fender brace is on a different car and the skirt desgn is different, looks like s13 where the strut tower outer is butted to the skirt where the weld is!!
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    no i know, just trying to be informational as possible, i appreciate the input.

    where or how should i be mounting the fender brace on my car if to do it properly? all the ones i see, still mount to the skirt outer... i guess the best way is to somehow connect the front of the brace directly to the strut tower?

    cheers

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    I believe that pressed in part is what is considered to be part of the crumple zone.
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    haha how would you feel. that must really suck. ive got custom made coilovers at either 8 or 6 in the front and its really stiff, i swear i can feel the car twist when i drive up awkward driveways hills etc slowly

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    That's because it does.

    When I mounted fender braces I noticed an immediate difference just backing out of a sloped driveway, and I three wheeled where I didn't before.

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    crazy how much difference just a strut brace makes! i really noticed more planted mid corner and sharper turn in.

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    just a thought by bracing that and not running a full weld in cage you will most likley be transfering the force some where else ..
    Last edited by redsprinter; 10th August 2010 at 12:09 PM.
    Originally Posted by cicca_294
    my dads mate is getting one, in white, aus delivered.
    his mate has an imported on in white,
    and their mate has a blood red one with a 25k new exhaust system...

    i wish i had enough money for a freaking corolla

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