| Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( | |
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LegendJinx New Member
Posts : 13 Reputation : 0 Join date : 2012-04-11 Age : 39 Location : Madison Wisconsin
| Subject: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 5:51 am | |
| Hi guys. Recently the rust on my car has gotten to a bad point and i dont know what to do. My gf and I love our Corolla and dont want to sell it but if its going to cost 6 grand to fix it or something like that we just dont have that kind of money. Just dont know if it can be an easy fix or if its just to far gone. i just want to somehow fix it its also only the rear below the back doors front seems solid. rest of the body is solid with little to no rust that i can see.. thanks guys! passenger side. Drivers side. | |
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miib14 Site Administrator
Posts : 7382 Reputation : 175 Join date : 2011-04-27 Age : 34 Location : Manchester
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:08 am | |
| now that is bad erm you would have to cut it out, grind away all rust around that area and weld a new plate to it i think.. but im not a professional, there maybe easier ways to do it though | |
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LegendJinx New Member
Posts : 13 Reputation : 0 Join date : 2012-04-11 Age : 39 Location : Madison Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:12 am | |
| i just dont know enough about body work to do it myself my baby is dying :*(( | |
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miib14 Site Administrator
Posts : 7382 Reputation : 175 Join date : 2011-04-27 Age : 34 Location : Manchester
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:15 am | |
| take it a garage and get their opinion on it.. see how much they quote... no harm in asking tbh | |
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gold94corolla Site Administrator
Posts : 5234 Reputation : 181 Join date : 2011-04-29
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 8:31 am | |
| I'm sorry, but this is very common. Especially up north like you. My car died from rust, no matter what I did. There is no cheap fix. I simply covered it up with side skirts until they wouldn't bolt on anymore lol. Just drive it till the wheels fall off! | |
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LegendJinx New Member
Posts : 13 Reputation : 0 Join date : 2012-04-11 Age : 39 Location : Madison Wisconsin
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:17 am | |
| aw guess ill have to look into a newer year | |
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gold94corolla Site Administrator
Posts : 5234 Reputation : 181 Join date : 2011-04-29
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:08 am | |
| Yeah, it's gonna cost money either way. Is it worth dumping money into a rust bucket or a newer car? It sucks, but it happens. Rust is cancer. | |
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knite Supreme Member!
Posts : 1102 Reputation : 15 Join date : 2012-07-08 Location : Kent
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Fri Mar 29, 2013 4:41 pm | |
| sorry to see but i had a friend that bought a celica with 2 rotted sills on the back. He took it to a garage and they (as ishaq said) cut the out and replaced with plates of metal, painted and made it look like new all for £300 for both sides | |
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SHEHROZE ARAIN Pakistan Rep
Posts : 1783 Reputation : 57 Join date : 2011-12-08 Age : 30 Location : HYDERABAD
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:13 am | |
| well if u were here it deffinately is a cheap fix but idd suggest to get it cut and welded for a long lasting solution and undercoating of ur car | |
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magweal New Zealand Rep
Posts : 1403 Reputation : 42 Join date : 2011-12-14 Age : 41 Location : Auckland, New Zealand
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:01 am | |
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BRIDGY Super Member
Posts : 965 Reputation : 43 Join date : 2012-01-02 Age : 36
| Subject: Re: Body is rusting! dont know what to do :( Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:14 am | |
| Can you not get a sill kit, i have seen these done on ford loads of times. They are just the same shape as the sills but have to replace the hole sill sections. That's the way id do it for the best result. | |
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