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Old 04-08-2014, 12:05 PM   #202
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Originally Posted by OICU812 View Post
HOW heck you get an actual crack/tear?
I had to file down a lip under the trunk when routing my custom 3" exhaust that used to poke out of the crash beam. Looks like I weakened the junction just enough for it to crack at the seam. The two pieces of sheet metal are heald together by some sort of soft epoxy which got brittle from the heat I am guessing.

It's all fixed now.
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