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Hi Guys,

I need some help with this, I'm looking to buy a GTR V-Spec and noticed that there are stress marks/ripples at both ends where the front strut is fitted (see photo). The car's got BC Racing BR Coilovers and the guys mentioned that it is set to medium for daily drive, he also claims that the car's never been tracked.

Maybe someone didn't knew what they were doing when they fitted the Coilovers but again why would you go to someone who doesn't know what they are doing. Anyway any help will be appreciated to understand if this is a worry and should I be staying clear from the purchase.

Note: . The stress marks are not that large but for some reason seems quite large in the pic.

Thanks

Just noticed that this post was submitted 4 time, not sure what happened...please ignore other same posts. Thanks

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GTRsean Grand Master

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Looks more like factory sealant that they use to cover the edges of welded sheet metal.

Edges overlap, and over the years paint goes to shit, sealant lifts a little etc.

Do you have a close up pic of the tower(s)??

Duncan Grand Master

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other threads cleaned up.

we really need a better pic to comment, the factory sheet metal does have some waves in it, looks like the part was pressed out of sheet steel and you can see where the factory bends them

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