General Do you have rear inner wheel arch plastic liners?

[chrisfox]

Hi All,
I would be interested to know of a similar model to a 5 door mk 2 Punto, that has plastic rear wheel arch liners. Please post your answers, would be grateful. I plan to modify some to fit my Punto as above! Surely can't be too difficult. I have asked a similar question to the main dealer without any success.
so would be interesterd to know your views.

 

[chrizzlephaa]

Why would you want to fit them? if they were important, they'd come as standard...

 

[chrisfox]

It may come as a surprise to you but Puntos are very prone to badly rot under the rear wheel arches.

 

[chrizzlephaa]

Most cars do, why would it surprise me? I had a ford before my punto dont forget

Unfortunately though, I cant answer your question. I've not seen a punto mk2 with rear liners, but that doesnt mean there arent any. Perhaps another model could car's could be adapted to fit....

Best of luck!

Chris

 

[chrisfox]

Thanks Chris , yes I'm sure there will be some plastic liners somewhere that |I could easily adapt. I just need a similar wheel arch radius
Any ideas anyone:idea:

 

[shaun200765]

Hi Chris.

Here's a possible answer mate, use Waxoyl around your wheel arches.

I've used that stuff for years and really swear by it. I know there are other more expensive versions around but Waxoyl has never let me down.

Also, I was given advice years back from a guy who owned a spray shop.....if you can gain access from inside the boot by removing trim, carpet etc so you can spray/dribble Waxoyl down into where the outer skin of the outside of the car meets the inside that forms the wheel arch lip. That will guarantee that no water or crud will wreak the arches.

Looking in the instructions by the way that stuff can be used everywhere. Lol, I sound like i'm a rep for it but i'm not. Its even supposed to be good for suspension rubbers as well.

All I wouls say mate is you really need a warm day to apply this stuff and better still use a sprayer of sorts as its difficult otherwise.

Good luck then pal

 

[chrisfox]

Thanks shaun,

I've really thought about using waxoyl and I do have a small compressor that I could attach the waxoyl spray gun and extension tube onto. The joint between the sills and the floor pan are starting to corrode and I reckon if I remove the rubber bungs I could definitely prolong the life in there!
As for the inner wheel arches the corrosion is that bad that I have massive gaps from removing the rusted metal that would easily accept the Waxoyl but i still need to fabricate an interior wheel arch and still have the problem of the diesel filler cap and pipe that needs to be removed prior to angle slitting out the interior wheel arch.

 

[chrizzlephaa]

From the sound of your last post, it sounds like you have some SERIOUS rust issues... have you though about cutting a plating? If its just one area that affected, you could stop it in its tracks by simply cutting it out and putting a new peiece of metal in... If you can push though, it thats probably your only solution.

Are excessively corroded wheel arches an MOT fail?

 

[chrisfox]

I reckon this could be an mot fail because the inner wheel arch is welded to the sill and when you jack up the car it helps take some of the weight. But yes your right I do have some serious rust problems but the engine and box are mint as are most of the exterior panels being galvanised

 

[chrizzlephaa]

hmm.. If I were you I'd get it sorted with welding. If its as bad as I'm imagining its the only way forward. Then once thats sorted I'd look at protecting it with waxoyl or something similar.

Post up some pics so we can see the extent of the problem. There's no point in making arch liners for a car that has a more pressing issue. If you put the liners over the rust, you aint helping!