Is this ugly weld from an accident ?

[Ex-User (107751)]

Not sure why it took me a few weeks to notice that ... I saw it when I bought the car, but thought it should be like that.
Those pictures are taken from the front, looking at the boot (plastics and seats removed).
What effect could this have on the car ?
Could it be the cause of this noise (starts 0:18) when turning left hard ? https://vid.me/mCav

Car handles ok, if anything there's too much grip on the rear (or not enough on front). But when I bought it, the steering wheel pulled right hard. Got the toe and the bridge aligned, and it still pulled right hard. Swapped front and rear tires, didn't change, only swapping left and right tires fixed it. But I thought - if it was just the tires, it should have pulled left now.
So should I be expecting a surprise when I buy new tires ?

 

[clioben182]

That's not a weld that's sealant where renault have joined the rear panel to the floor. It's a standard feature!

 

[Inequality Street]

Nah. Looks like a standard boot to me!

 

[MG cup]

The cars taken a knock to the rear passenger side as can be seen in the pictures, measure from wheel centre to wheel centre on each side for a quick check if anything is bent.

Failing that get it on Hunter alignment machine.

 

[Ex-User (107751)]

Looks like an obvious accident to me, any of the first 2 posters have these broken welds and big weird plate in their trunk ?

 

[Sash]

What TYRES are on the car at the moment?

That boot floor looks fine to me.

 

[Jaff.]

Boot floor looks crumpled!

Welds look OK though

 

[Bluebeard]

Boot floor has been whacked. Although to be fair, not particularly hard.
Looks like the original boot floor to me.

In fact, it looks like someone has reversed a van with a tow bar into it, or maybe the Clio was reversed into a bollard?

 

[Gally]

It's a small bump. I've seen someone fall into a Clio boot floor and do more damage. They were built to crumple. Previous owner has probably just had a new bumper fitted as the rear panel isn't bad.

 

[JackJack]

Looks like an obvious accident to me, any of the first 2 posters have these broken welds and big weird plate in their trunk ?

That "ugly weld" is seam sealer what big weird plate are you on about?

 

[Ex-User (107751)]

This it the plate I'm talking about , and another picture of the ugly weld, having a hard time believing it's from renault.

 

[Scrooge]

That's not a plate!

 

[Bluebeard]

This it the plate I'm talking about , and another picture of the ugly weld, having a hard time believing it's from renault.View attachment 125028 View attachment 125029

The 'plate' is sound proofing.

The 'weld' is seam sealer.

Both of such are on 99% of mass produced vehicles.

 

[Munson]

+1%

 

[Goodj]

+1%

Downforce?

Welding is substandard, car shouldn't have passed MOT, M3

 

[leeds2592]

Downforce?

Welding is substandard, car shouldn't have passed MOT, M3

Write off IIRC.

 

[Martin.]

This it the plate I'm talking about , and another picture of the ugly weld, having a hard time believing it's from renault.View attachment 125028 View attachment 125029

That's not a plate, that's just sound deadening, to help stop vibration noise or similar. You'll find it in most Renaults all over the place (under the carpets, behind trims etc)

The rear of the boot floor and panel looks a little out of shape to me. But considering they bend and crumple so easily, it's probably only been a very tiny knock. When someone went into the rear of me at 10 mph the floor and rear panel was destroyed and rolled up.

 

[Ex-User (107751)]

So any of you has this weld\seam sealer too ? Any pictures of this ? I'm having such a hard time imagining a car would come out of the factory like this.

GoodJ were you talking about welding in general or my car ?

 

[..Jack..]

So any of you has this weld\seam sealer too ? Any pictures of this ? I'm having such a hard time imagining a car would come out of the factory like this.

Mine is identical bar the dent, will get a photo in the morning

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

So any of you has this weld\seam sealer too ? Any pictures of this ? I'm having such a hard time imagining a car would come out of the factory like this.

GoodJ were you talking about welding in general or my car ?

I'll take a pic of mine tomorrow, just to ease your mind

 

[Bluebeard]

So any of you has this weld\seam sealer too ? Any pictures of this ? I'm having such a hard time imagining a car would come out of the factory like this.

GoodJ were you talking about welding in general or my car ?

I've had hundreds of clios. All exactly the same. Nothing to worry about.

But you do have a (small) dent.

 

[Jaff.]

It's a cheap French tin box mass produced.

That's the quality you get.

But you do have a dent

 

[Bluebeard]

It's a cheap French tin box mass produced.

That's the quality you get.

But you do have a dent

Not looked in your own boot lately?

 

[Jaff.]

Not lately.

I know mine is full of dodgy weld though because I cut my boot floor out

 

[trenace188]

Not lately.

I know mine is full of dodgy weld though because I cut my boot floor out :wink:

Same here . The boot floor is made out of bluetack its so flimsy . Wpuldnt wprry about the tiny dent mate.

 

[Ex-User (107751)]

no worries about the dent, just about that seam sealer/weld ... it's too sharp and weird

 

[Bluebeard]

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT!!!

 

[..Jack..]

no worries about the dent, just about that seam sealer/weld ... it's too sharp and weird

ITS NORMAL.
If you're that worried go to a local secondhand car dealer ( Clio is so common they'll probably have a standard one for sale) ask to look around it as if interested and look under boot carpet then you'll see its normal.

 

[Greeny.]

There's only so many times you can tell a someone the same thing...

 

[Stefan.]

Asks for advice, op doesnt believe advice given....

just brilliant lol

 

[LeeRS]

that's a write off.

 

[Cub.]

Ok, this one has run it's course.

OP - the answers are in here. Notably Daniels post. Other than the small dent, nothing wrong with it and the "welds" come out of Renault like that.