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 baybuscamperkid
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| posted on October 3rd, 2004 at 05:52 PM |
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t3 rust repair
after going over the notchy fully yesterday found only one painfull rust area. under the front bonnet there is a BIG (approx 30cm by10cm) hole in the
front of the air vent box where whater has gotten caught up and rusted through bigtime. how hard to fix will this be considering it is a curved area
of metal? is it common for t3s to rust out here? are repair bits made?
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| posted on October 6th, 2004 at 05:24 PM |
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anybody?
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PurpleT3
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| posted on October 6th, 2004 at 05:36 PM |
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Neither of my type 3s have rust in this area so I cann't comment on how hard it will be to repair. I also couldn't say whether repair panels are
available as I've never looked. Try all the usual Oz suppliers, if that doesn't work try Type 3 detectives in the UK. They sell a large range of
repair panels.
I am guessing that the water drain hose has been blocked with leaves and crap allowing water to pool in the little pocket below the front air vents
causing a strip along the bottom to rust. One good thing is, if I am picturing it correctly, the area is covered by the (front) boot lining so messy
welds etc will not be visible.
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baybuscamperkid
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| posted on October 6th, 2004 at 06:30 PM |
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yeah, ur absolutely right, heaps of leaves and cr@p clogging it up. and yes, all will be invible when the hood is down, so can be pretty messy
(hopefully wont be)
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| posted on October 6th, 2004 at 07:47 PM |
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Check out the bodywork forum on AVD but any decent panel shop can make a repair panel .
Dan
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