Re: 1999Nissan Maxima Right front strut pu****ng up threw hood

opences@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> have a 1999 nissan maxima gxe the metal that hold the strut(right
> front panel i think)  has broke away from the body and the whole thing
> has pushed up the hood, how much will this cost to fix and what am i
> fixing? Is this just a weld job or what needs to be replaced?

The strut likely failed long ago and is now seized and the tire is 
forcing the mount up through the inner fender. It's not going to be 
cheap. How much welding depends on how distorted the metal is. It surely 
was making a lot of noise before it got that bad, right?