I searched for a good bit last night and all i found was: "ive been in a wreck what do i have to replace", ""core support rust"(bottom), and I thought i was on the right track 3 hours later I went to sleep. So If anyone knows how it comes on/off PM me or reply please.

 

The welds are ont the 2 side pices that loook like a "P" the holes are drilled out in these pictures hope they help


P.s. not pictures of my car

 

no thats the bottom i need the pice that you see with the zipties to come off, you know where the latch is and the hood popper not the bottom no rust for me im in hot as **** louisiana aka no salt on teh roads

 

bump

 

im going to pick up the car now give me 3 hours and ill lhave the answer

 

It is tack welded on.

 

Yes sir it is right under the front edge of the fenders. There is a bolt on top and a weld underneath, the hood latch is bolted to the lower member



There is also a weld where the head light assembly meats the wheel well underneath the first weld

 

I got into a lil fender bender and my car (being lowered) took the brunt of the damage.

since the pics don't work anymore can anyone tell me how the got to removing the upper support? Angle grind the welds out or are there other simple alternatives?

 

As mentioned by someone above (I guess his picture links didn't work) you drill the welds out.

 

umm drill out tack welds?? I don't think you can drill out these welds. Tack welds and spot welds aren't the same. Its raining like hell so I just wanted to see if anyone knew

I'll just take a look before class tomorrow. From the sound of it you have to grind out the 2 tack welds on each side and remove the bolt.

My other question is does anyone know if the Upper support is the same for I30 and Maxima?

 

The tack welds you refer to must be the ones on the edges of a given panel? I found those would break quite readily with a cold chisel. Do the spot welds first so you create a gap between the two panels and then ram the chisel between the panels and through the welds. Is it possible the mount was replaced before?

 

yeah its got some welds... there like 30 sometihng on the whole support.. i had to replace that recently and it suckkkkkkkked. so much work

 

do you weld it back on to attach?