Technical my tipo has rust!!

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Technical my tipo has rust!!

tipoboy

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its nearly mot time for my new tipo 2.0ltr 3 door and i've been advised that there's excessive rust around the rear arches and i need these replaced.

What i want to know is, is there a rear arch replacement kit or a quarter panel kit that can be fitted over the original, or is it a case of bitting the bullet and paying for both quarter panels to be butchered and new metal welded and shaped then filled and painted etc etc etc.

if there are such kits or if i can buy new quarter panels can someone here please direct me to them

cheers
tipoboy
 
this happens bacause people do not clean the mud off the lip in the rear arch, anything with iron in it can rust, including galvanised and stainless steel.

rich
 
i've had a quote of £400 to have both cut away and replaced and painted, personally i think thats a bloody good deal. i just thought there might have been a wheel arch replacement kit to make the job a bit smoother lol

on a different issue some daft **** in a land rover reversed into the front of my beloved teapot and caved in the slam panel bonnet and headlights. I've replaced the slam panel but needing a new bonnet preferably in light blue, as well as the driver's side wing will collect, if anyone has these kicking about i'd be ever so gratefull
 
I had a quote of £150 per side, but was advised elsewhere that I should go to the coachworks.. So glad I did.

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