chalk crosses on chassis

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Thu 14 Apr 2005 22:46
chalk crosses on chassis - matstro
We've just bought a 1999 LWB Frontera. Yesterday on peering under the car I noticed a chalked cross on the side of each front chassis leg. The legs have light rusting here and there on the surface in line with all the other original underside bits and pieces.

Why the chalk crosses - I'm intrigued........
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Thu 14 Apr 2005 23:52
chalk crosses on chassis - v8man
Are there any noughts?
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 00:09
chalk crosses on chassis - mfarrow
Someone marking a suitable place to put axle stands???
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 00:44
chalk crosses on chassis - keo-the-dog
yellow chalk could be mot marking...cheers...keo.
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 01:12
chalk crosses on chassis - Hugo {P}
I don't know why the chalk marks were there, maybe the seller could enlighten you.

My advice is to consider getting the chassis undersealed.

H
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 01:35
chalk crosses on chassis - Pete M
Really devious parking attendants?
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 06:01
chalk crosses on chassis - Garethj
yellow chalk could be mot marking>>


Very true. A friend of mine took his Metro in to be MoT'd a while ago, and it came back almost entirely yellow!
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 11:01
chalk crosses on chassis - Cliff Pope
I've had a white chalk circle at an MOT, marking a small rust hole.
But surface rust isn't a failure point, unless maybe the tester was highlighting that the chassis was thinned bu not holed (yet).
Has it had a recent MOT ? A chalk mark wouldn't last long undneath a car.
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Fri 15 Apr 2005 20:30
chalk crosses on chassis - Another John H
The marks were probably made by an MOT tester to show the (previous?) owner problems which were "advisory" from the test point of view...
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