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5th Gen rust warning

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5th Gen rust warning

Post by vti2003 » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:32 pm

Evening all,

Just thought I would put a post on that might save the 5th gen owners some trouble later on.

I have been stripping the car down as I am working my way through a respray at the moment.

I have 2 doors I bought as replacements and my two original doors.

All 4 doors have corroded, ranging from not too bad to really bad in the same place.

Where the window frame meets the top of the door panel behind the wing mirror. If you lift the outer door seal at that spot right at the point it joins they have all gone. It can't be seen until you get the seal lifted so worth a quick look and get something on it if it has started.

Looking at the structure there it wouldn't take too long to go right through the frame.

Being as all four doors have suffered from the same thing on doors from a 99 and 2000 I thought a post might be helpful. :)

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Post by Pushki » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:26 pm

No comment from any 5th gen' owners. :)
I wonder whether 4th gen's suffer from the same thing. :scaredtoss:
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Post by Donald » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:44 pm

Pushki wrote:No comment from any 5th gen' owners. :)
I wonder whether 4th gen's suffer from the same thing. :scaredtoss:
If you can't see it it doesn't exist :? :twisted:
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Post by bristol_bb4 » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:45 pm

Gorgon wrote:
Pushki wrote:No comment from any 5th gen' owners. :)
I wonder whether 4th gen's suffer from the same thing. :scaredtoss:
If you can't see it it doesn't exist :? :twisted:
oh thank god! maybe i AM chlamydia free after all then! :? :scaredtoss:
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Post by Gayno » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:03 pm

Unless your hand has chlamydia, I think you're safe ;)
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Post by bristol_bb4 » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:04 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by mercutio » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:41 pm

:lol: :lol:
bristol_bb4 wrote:ahhh a 5th gen, i love 5th gens :D :lol:
Dino wrote:I loves the 5th gen really.... just dont quote me on it... ;)
4thgenphil wrote:Mines 4 1/4 unches mate, sorry

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Post by RattyMcClelland » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:02 pm

Excellent, will remove mine and see if i have rust. Rust kills 4th gens not 5th Gens. We can win this battle.
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Post by lxstuart » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:44 pm

Not any more :P
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Post by littlefeller » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:51 pm

If you can't see it it doesn't exist :? :twisted:[/quote]
exactly, thats why im going to carbon skin my sunroof :D
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