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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:40 AM
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Exclamation Frame Questions....

For some reason i dont think this looks normal, so i turn to you guys....



<- Front of car



Front of car ->


the pics were taken from each side, the first one is from the left side, and the second was is from the right side....


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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:42 AM
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maybe you hit some bumps? Mine has it as well.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SexInDaRex
maybe you hit some bumps? Mine has it as well.
nope, it was like this when i got it....
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:14 AM
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anyone else have any opinions?...
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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early crumple zone technology? j/k for all structural reasons they should not be on the frame...

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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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I got that on mine too. It's from stupid people with lifts not positioning them right.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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yea I guess and if it wasn't you hitting bumps or jacking up in the wrong spots then it was someone else hehe.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by SexInDaRex
yea I guess and if it wasn't you hitting bumps or jacking up in the wrong spots then it was someone else hehe.
LMAO!, yeah....

well i'm guessing it's nothing to worry about?...
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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It's a dent. 20 year old cars will have a few from time to time. At least your pinch welds aren't flattened...
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 04:44 AM
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Aaron to the rescue!...

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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 07:00 AM
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Yeah, you're fine. We looked at a Miata once that had the rails crushed to about half the height front to back, and the oil pan had been replaced... looked like someone drove their car over a curb.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Are those power folding mirrors!!

Some people have all the luck.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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* whew *

talk about a sigh of relief....

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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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i got the same thing only on one side, guy before me screwed up the rails
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