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

 

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.

 

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:

 

i hate red x's
try this link
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sim...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 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 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.