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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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Ok everyone, I know this is a weird question, but I was wondering if I could get some pictures of the underside of an xA that hasn't been in a collision. After my accident I have had a few problems with my xA and while looking underneath I noticed some possibly bent pieces.

You can see mine here and let me know what you think. http://community.webshots.com/album/...host=community

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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yeah that doesnt look right.. who fixed it? id go back and raise holy hell fire..
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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What exactly is that that is bent? I am not to knowledgeable on cars.. i can change the oil, etc. Oh, it was an allstate recommended repair shop. If it is the frame, what do insurance companies do if they have already fixed it?
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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looks like the sway bar? i may be wrong i dont really know all that much about the Xa's.. i just know that doesnt look right lol
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Well, I just don't want it to be the frame. The repair shop is about 60 miles away, so it's hard to get there for every little thing.. they build up. lol

Thanks for the insight
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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Actually, I think that's fine. The xB has the same suspension and I believe that bend is normal.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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Everything looks fine except for the missing heat shideld over the gas tank. Thats the black tank looking thing under the rear seats. It at least on my car has a partial metal shield covering it on teh drivers side. That rear bar between the rear wheel is supposed to be arched and have an arched bar in it. I was under mines for 2 hours today installing a sway bar, I know.
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Originally Posted by cobb
Everything looks fine except for the missing heat shideld over the gas tank. Thats the black tank looking thing under the rear seats. It at least on my car has a partial metal shield covering it on teh drivers side. That rear bar between the rear wheel is supposed to be arched and have an arched bar in it. I was under mines for 2 hours today installing a sway bar, I know.
yep, cobb is correct. supposed to be like that
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Thanks a lot for all of your help. I will take that one off of my list to have checked out. Good to know!
Old Sep 17, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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I never realized it looked like that. I'm gonna crawl under my xA today.

Thanks for the post.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 05:53 AM
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Yeah - those tension bars look funny...
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