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KingStromba
12-06-2005, 22:07
Im hunting rust at the moment. Any advice on where to find it (common trouble spots) would be appreciated. Im not interested in outer body work rust. Im interested in the hidden away, cant see it kind of stuff.

So far i have

Subframe
Radiator cross piece (and associated brackets)
Under the headlamps
Sills
Tailgate drain holes


Anymore?

Daz
12-06-2005, 22:11
Complete underside of car.. some are well rusty. Could do with properly all scraping off and re-sealing if it's bad IMO.

KingStromba
12-06-2005, 22:13
No rust atall i think on underside, i always look when its on ramps at the garage

Rich
12-06-2005, 22:29
rear window seals behind the door cards if the windows havever leaked at all

Daz
12-06-2005, 22:46
Under the windscreen..

edde
12-06-2005, 22:59
On the door A pillars right down between the top and bottom door hinges.
Inside the door (you have to remove the door cards)
Subframe in loads of bits you probably cannot see.
The place where the front wings screws to the sills of the car. (under where the wing covers)
Where the horns are all the area around them I founf loads of bith there take the arches off and you find some.
The arch mounting bit where the clips go into a fee of those hole bits have rusted on mine.
Radiator at the top and bottom mounting points.
Drivers foot wells under the carpet mine looked fine but under the blue paints theres rust.

KingStromba
12-06-2005, 23:03
Shhh Daz will have a heart attack :shock:

MatBrown
12-06-2005, 23:53
rear window seals behind the door cards if the windows havever leaked at all

That's a good one, amazing some of the states i've seen.



Mat.

edde
12-06-2005, 23:58
Behind the rear bumper and on the rear beam bits mines got some rust.

Daz
13-06-2005, 07:20
Shhh Daz will have a heart attack :shock:

Haha, nah.. mine's fine everywhere apart from rear arches..

northy
13-06-2005, 07:37
tailgate, petrol filler housing, where the chassis earth bolts too, and all the above.

You removed the front bumper yet ???

KingStromba
13-06-2005, 10:12
No, i cant get the wheels off to remove the splash gaurds until i get some axle stands.

northy
13-06-2005, 10:15
take the bumper off and enjoy mate !

KingStromba
13-06-2005, 10:16
You working on that at the moment?


Lots of rust?

northy
13-06-2005, 10:29
im repainting the tow eye as thats oversprayed blue at the min and ive had to clean up the subframe support for the radiator.

might aswell do it while the fronts off.