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Vt strut towers cracking advise please

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Hello could use some advice my strut towers are cracking and starting to go down firewall how dangerous is this would they just give way or show signs beforehand I am worried I am spending to much money on my car and heard to get strut towers fixed is very expensive cheers
 

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Common problem with the VT's get a strut brace put on and if you have SSSSSSSSSSSL springs consider putting something a bit softer in.
 

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Doesn't have that low springs has peders low gas struts that I replaced think the springs are just fe2 I think the car has had a front end hit which could of caused cracks but just didn't know how serious it is!! And I have fitted a strut brace but don't think has helped much!!
 

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I have seen a few that crack slightly in the seam at the top, actually I think most do this, and its more cosmetic than anything. But the crack going down the tower (especially in the 2nd pic) looks quite bad and may be accident related :(
 

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Would have to be worse then that for it to collapse yeah or is that not drivable?
 

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Mine looks similar, I think it is just the seam sealer/silicon material that cracks, not the actual metal. The metal isn't actually welded at the seams you can see from on top - instead it folds around under the seam and is spot welded. I'll grab a pic of mine tomorrow for comparison. Don't think it will fall apart, just looks a bit ugly.
 

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Cheers mate is yours going down firewall aswell?
 
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