What are these lines along the strut tower

[DeNoZZo]

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I will need to remove the lines in the lower half of the picture when I attempt to repair my strut tower rust problem in a few weeks. But I'm not exactly sure what they are, or what the proper way to remove them is?

Another question I have is what kind of metal should I get to weld in on the strut tower? Steel, of course. But thickness, gauge, idk, etc???

And can anyone give me a link or tell me how to take the fender off? I will obviously need to do this also when tackling the rust.

 

[PIMking]

Silver one is A/C

I cant remember what the others are.

 

[snowborder714]

The silver one is for the A/C. The other two are for power steering. And the dark ones in the bottom right of the picture that go around the tower are for the brakes.

 

[rts91tsi]

The others look like Power Steering.
I would try to unbolt what you can to create slack to move them oe disassemble them.
For the strut tower, see if you can find a donor piece from a yard,it will probably offer the best fit,even if it's only a patch.
Remove calk around the desired area,drill out spot welds and replace with donor part.

 

[Red97Eclipseboy]

The only lines that run on the drivers side are A/C (hard lines) and soft power steering lines.

 

[DeNoZZo]

I would much rather just use new metal for the towers, does any one know the specs on what metal to use? I mean I have no problem at all with doing a little bending and shaping to get it right. I just don't want to have to deal with this problem again. And I plan on owning the car for a long time still...

 

[rts91tsi]

If we're me personaly,especialy if you plan to keep the car, I would soucre the donor part.
My Bro is a collision and body guy,(asked him about the steel/guage ?)he even says go with a correctly fitting piece.
I know it will be a pain either way,Rust sucks!