chassis cracked?? - Honda Prelude Forum

primetimelude · 07-26-2002, 08:31 PM

long story short..i was gettin my oil changed today and hwen the hood was popped i noticed that the brake fluid resevoir was off the base.. so we tried putting it back on but it wouldnt fit we then noticed that the driver side strut tower was cracked on teh inside..a big crack the driver side of the car is 1.5 inc lower then the passanger side..the car looks like its dropped..so the brake fluid thing wont fit on cuz the strut tower is kinda in the way..the car is basically saggin becuz of the crack..and he said i should dirve it..so i do not how i did this or even if is fixable..does anyone have an idea how it could be fixed?? welding maybe?? how much?? i dont even know howit happened..maybe i hit a big pot hole.. im soo pissed!

Absolut · 07-26-2002, 10:05 PM

Thats sucks. The car was prolly in an acident before you got it to do that much damage.

primetimelude · 07-27-2002, 02:29 PM

ohh no accident before...i dunno why this happened he said maybe my shock absorvers were worn out and i hit a big pothole! !!

TheGreatOne · 07-27-2002, 05:29 PM

Oh my god dude, same thing happened to me just a few weeks ago. So my brake resevoir off base, noticed my car was even lower (had trouble getting into my garage) then someone pointed out the crack..on both sides

Good News

It can be fixed...this thing used to happen alot to Older Hondas..but can happen if u are lowered and hit a HUGE PotHole a few times....also, the mechanic I found to fix it says Honda "spot" welds the tower bar area...so another reason why it weakened

Anyways...
I found a reputable race car mechanic who took out my suspension, welded it, re-inforced it and put my suspension back for $750..hehe, Honda was quoting me $2500 when they saw it

And its recomended to get a strut bar...a good one...so u are looking at another $150 for a good one

hope this helped, feel free to ask anymore questions

primetimelude · 07-28-2002, 05:02 PM

im stock thought no mods...i dunno how it cracked? u took it to a mechanic my dad wanted to take it to an autobody...only my driver side cracked not the passsanger..and the guy who changed my oil noticed it not even me..i felt it was lower but i just thought my shocks were blown or something..what is ur AIM name?

TheGreatOne · 07-29-2002, 04:47 PM

Dead shocks could have done it...mine are dead

When that mechanic does it all, and Honda actually looked at it first cause I was confused why my Brake fluid resevoir wasn't staing on...then the Honda guy pointed it out...he was cursing and ****..making it sound like my car was done for

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