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Not sure if this is the right place to post this question...

I just bought a GTR 33 and on closer looks at it ive found on the A pillar, the ones holding the front window in...

Up the top about an inch from where the roof would start there is a crack right throught the paint on both sides. im not sure what it is from but both sides are identical...

Any ideas what would have caused it?

Anyone else have this problem or something???

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i had exactly the same thing on a nissan patrol i put it down to rough off road driving . i have seen it on hi powered holden v8 monaros hq type caused by the body flexing under heavy load .

i had a friend who was a panel beater reweld and repaint nine on the patrol that fixed it for good

could also be the result of a bad repair job if the car has been in a prang and they have welded a new roof on:-(

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i had exactly the same thing on a nissan patrol i put it down to rough off road driving . i have seen it on hi powered holden v8 monaros hq type caused by the body flexing under heavy load .

i had a friend who was a panel beater reweld and repaint nine on the patrol that fixed it for good

could also be the result of a bad repair job if the car has been in a prang and they have welded a new roof on:-(

yer bit worried iuts the latter, but doesnt look to be resprayed and cant find anywhere else in the back etc that it has been repaired... not sure what to do... mayb take it to a panel beater and see what they think??

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either take it to a panelbeater or get a full vehicle inspection by state roads (http://www.stateroads.com.au/). A panelbeater will hopefully have a paint thickness gauge so they can tell which panels (if any) have been resprayed to cover previous damage. A state roads inspection is a 5 page written report and they will pick up almost everything.

the only way to know for sure is to get an expert to look at it.

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