does anybody else on here have stress cracks in the clear coat of thier hotchkis strut tower bar or am i the only one? after going to LA one day i noticed my bar has stress cracks in the clearcoat across the whole bar.

never had any problem so far, wonder what hotchkis gonna say about this :roll:

yeah, that isn't very confidence inducing, keep us posted with pics or developments..

Is your STB from Hotchkis or a batch sold to Toyota? I know they are the same just different cosmetic color.

Is your STB from Hotchkis or a batch sold to Toyota? I know they are the same just different cosmetic color.

any difference between those two?

post some pics up

I've never seen that before so I would like to know what to keep an eye out for

her are some pics:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/simplifiedscion/detail?.dir=/Scion+Photos&.dnm=Dsc00210.jpg

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/simplifiedscion/detail?.dir=/Scion+Photos&.dnm=Dsc00209.jpg

i hate red x's
try this link
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/simplifiedscion/album?.tok=phsk2cABHHsCKWzv&.dir=/Scion+Photos&.src=ph

Seems to me you might have a bad batch. It probably not properly manufactured.

I am sure they will give u a new one. Most manufacturers have 1 year warranty.

The pics look cool though. It kinda is a cross between a brush and camoflage pattern, but it might be ugly in person.

Whoa, those pics look scary :shock: Hopefully it wont crack/ break into many pieces and start flying off inside the engine bay. Ouch.

thats weird. if you bought dealer id take it back.

defective??? contact manufacturer to get a new one

What the hell would cause that to happen? Those cracks look sick, like someone got crafty and key'd that instead of the car.

just say it's a "custom krackel finish" and you'll win extra points at your next car show ;)

Those aren't "stress cracks" in the traditional sense, but a crazing problem with the surface paint or powder coat. The part isn't going to break any faster than a "perfect" one, but it is definitely defective, and not up to Scion Style. I would think replacement would be automatic.

Mine is the same way. I just had the dealership order a replacement.

Can somebody with a Hotchkis bar (with no scratches) on their xB please confirm that your bar is not like this? Just wanna make sure that this was from a bad batch and they're not all like that. Thanks.

WOW :shock: That looks nasty man.

So does anybody have the Hotchkis bar WITHOUT scratches?

wow, those cracks look bad. i would contact them about that immediately.

agreed, I think thoughs cracks look horable. I hope this is just a bad one and they dont all do that. Good luck on getting that fixed. Take it to your toyota dealer and get that checked out.

Mines the same way.

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Take it back for a new one.

It almost looks like it was painted rather than powdercoating and the stress from driving cracked the finish. If it were powdercoated it shouldnt do that. I always thought they were powdercoated or are they :?

last time i looked at mine it wasn't that way .... will check in the morning and take pics if no issue ........

last time i looked at mine it wasn't that way .... will check in the morning and take pics if no issue ........Thanks, please let me know ASAP.

sorry its taken awile .... but the box needed some surgery .... :cry: needed a new windsheild :cry: but hopefully i can get it out tomorrow to take pics .... but i can confirm that their are no stress marks