View Full Version : rear arch repair with what ?? mat look here please
what happens i asked my mate and he said try n buy the chunk i wanna cut out ? and weld another piece thats been cut off a scrap valver
matt would have a section ?? or is this the wrong way of doing it ?
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/wavydavyuk/fcs06-1.jpg
a loca body shop has said £300 but my mate reckons it will be just full of bog
which i dont want
drsmith1979
07-12-2007, 19:12
you used to be able to buy repair panels, but all the ones i bookmarked are now gone! so i cant find any! well the ones i do find are for 4 door models!
depends how bad it has done, a simple outer skin cut and weld may do the job... ask 2live hes done his with help from friends and looked good!
ive heard someone having the welding done themselves, priming it, sealing it etc.. then paying chips away to blend it in.. genius!
i got a repair rear 1/4 of a std 3 door one. 1.2/1.4 whateva.
cut the bad bit out and had the new part welded in, primered up, painted it meself. the reno rattle cans are a very good match btw lol.
before
http://f10.putfile.com/thumb/8/23315290636.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=3246713)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/1/014174781.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4392329)
the bit i cut out
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307191724.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298836)
afterwards, in primer
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/1/1005242333.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4486780)
after the paint.
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/10/29107165632.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6897547)
not the best pic. but it doesnt look too bad.cant tell wen its moving lol
thin was about £30 all up
btw.
the repair panel
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141110.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298798)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141252.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298799)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141393.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298800)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141397.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298801)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141475.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298803)
http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/4/11307141534.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5298804)
so you bought a repair panel and welded it on top of the old ?
how much where from how much sill does it cover ?
what about the big line ??
2 live is it cool if i call and see you
i would like you to look it over and gimmi some pointers
tell me what a few things are
this next week im plannin on gettin the new lights and indicators amd fog to finsh the front
also dizzy leads plugs oil n filter because my mpg seems to of dropepd a lot i know the petrol is fu(kin dear but it wont hurt
looking again i dont want any where near that much weld
at most 7" up the arch and 4" along the sill ( dosnt look that big but how much should i allow )
yeah mate no worries. u got my no. havent u??
no.....the rusty bit was cut out mate.as in above pic^^^^^^^
then the new panel was cut, only cutting out of the new panel the bit i needed to fill the hole left by the bit i cut out. cut it to good metal. then welded the new bit to the old.
i have yes :)
i will ring you tomorrow ( just tried lol)
see when your free i will bring my BUDdy to say hello ;)
errrr which no. u got..think iv had a new un since last time.
budys always welcome mate lol.
ahh i get you now :)
i thought u had covered the whole panel :oops:
i have 2 for u so not sure :)
i will pm u my number then text me then i can ring u back
u have pm lol
dont forget the 1.2 arch and the williams arch are the wrong profile. The williams has a bigger arch to allow for the 15" wheels.
Ok if u only use a bit / not the full repair section.
you could use the full panel, if u spent a while doin a bit of fabricating. the sill partf would need extending, and the flare on the arch would need fabricating, theres plenty of height to be able to do this but would be difficult to get right imo.
from top of sill, to back bumper could be used, if only replacin the 2-3 inch around the arch.
drsmith1979
09-12-2007, 16:11
where do you get them from 2live? they expensive?
Wavy have you got a better picture of what you want repairing?
I'd like to compare it to what I had done :D
i will get a pic tomorrow
where do you get them from 2live? they expensive?
cant remember now tbh mate. was a panel supplier online somewhere.
drsmith1979
09-12-2007, 17:22
ive only been able to find 4 door panels
My local bodyshop said they'd cut out the metal fairly far back
and weld in a new sheet of it, rolling it up at the arch
they reckon about £300 up to the primer stage, but then mines baaaadly rusted
You do get what you pay for though - I paid £600 for my arches and they were only 'just' starting to go - some people pay that for a whole respray!! :D
The also injected and waxoiled them or whatever it is they themselves use - be interesting to see how long they last
I got quoted £300 for one arch, to cut out and weld a new piece of metal in and treat a bit of rust by the door, top quality bodyshop, not renound for being cheap....got quoted £180 for the same work elsewhere
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f236/wavydavyuk/Photo-0111.jpg
as said before dave once u get the wire wheel on that it will have a few holes in it.
Is the inner wing still connected to the outer ok still ??? as they tend to go here now as the glue cracks and lets the skins pull apart
only on the really bad ones mate.
I'd have thought you'd get away with that...
The more I see the more I appreciate how good my arches really were - it was only the very very tip of the lip that had gone on mine..
that rust is coming from behind and bubbling through, so it will have holes in definatly and im sure the actual metal will be waffer thin and be pitted on both sides.
Dave - is that side original ? Has it ever been repaired before ?
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