Welding Repair

Well it's difficult to tell on my screen but it doesn't look like a continuous weld.

doesn't even look like it fused both metals to be honest

Looks like it has been botched up to me.

After careful inspection i HAD no alternative but to pass/advise
Just to get every ones minds working,anyone like to take the challenge and consider why i had to pass/advise.

Thanks for the replies so far guys.

No excessive corrosion I'd imagine

YA David,

The reason why the plates had been welded on was inconclusive,the only thing i could think of is maybe the dealers had done it with regards to a recall or what ever some years back.The presenter,an elderly man has had the vehicle from new and did not know of any welding being undertaken at any time.

At 1st glance it appears to be a bad repair and could have caught a tester out.
Just goes to show we should not take things for granted

Some people might say the opposite "fools seldom differ" lol

One might say how can i tell there was no excessive corrosion, severe distortion or a fracture underneath the welded plates.

The area is a small box section,on the other side of the repair is the lower suspension arm,inside the box section is the captive nut for the arm.
One theory was,the lower arms are not the original ones and maybe during the replacement the captive nuts broke away resulting in the cutting of the box section to allow access to the captive nut to aid removal. This was not the case.
On the lower part of the box section is a round hole which was there from manufacture, i presume.Using a light to examine the condition inside the box section no evidence of any form of defect was apparent.
Just wanted to clear that up in case any one thought i had x ray vision lol