rear strut mount rust
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rear strut mount rust
I have been test driving a 2000 monte carlo ss for a couple of days and up on inspection in the trunk while i was changing the brake light bulb i noticed that the bottom part where the light bolts to the body was rusted out...i look up at the strut tower and the top of it was rusted really bad and breaking away...can this be fixed or should i avoid the car totally?other than that it looks and drives awesome!!!Thanks
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Thats a tough question:
Without seeing the rust...Theres no real way for us to tell...
That question is totally up to you..If you want a difinitive answer...Take it to your local repair facility and get your answer there...IMO...
Otherwise...If were up to me..Since you said its really bad and breaking away...Me personally...I would avoid it all together....But thats just me!
That just might be the reason he's selling it?
Without seeing the rust...Theres no real way for us to tell...
That question is totally up to you..If you want a difinitive answer...Take it to your local repair facility and get your answer there...IMO...
Otherwise...If were up to me..Since you said its really bad and breaking away...Me personally...I would avoid it all together....But thats just me!
That just might be the reason he's selling it?
Last edited by STUMPMI; 10-06-2012 at 07:20 AM.
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Rusted out strut tower
I have been test driving a 2000 monte carlo ss for a couple of days and up on inspection in the trunk while i was changing the brake light bulb i noticed that the bottom part where the light bolts to the body was rusted out...i look up at the strut tower and the top of it was rusted really bad and breaking away...can this be fixed or should i avoid the car totally?other than that it looks and drives awesome!!!Thanks
Two months ago went for new brakes and a left rear hub bearing at shop. THEN I noticed a "knocking" noise as if somebody was tapping on side of car in rear. To my shock as I looked up into the strut towers at rear, they were rusted and broken through on three of the four sides! Pulled back rug in trunk and I couldn't believe what I saw.
To make a long story short, that following Monday I was driving a 2002 Monte Carlo SS with 47,000 miles! Got $1,250 trade in at dealership ( covered my brake and hub bearing repairs).
So this 2002 is rust free towers. I shot some wheel bearing grease up there to keep the rust off this one.
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