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Sep 30th, 2018, 10:44 | #1 |
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Rear arches
Anyone know how much to do rusty rear arches well? I’m looking at an estate, haven’t seen it yet, but one rear arch is bubbling apparently. Thanks
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Sep 30th, 2018, 11:31 | #2 |
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Also is this going to be coming from inside? Can it be cured with a lasting repair?
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Sep 30th, 2018, 16:38 | #3 |
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Dan assuming that your car has the large bungs accessible from the interior, then pull the plastic sill cover trims off and turn the carpet back you can then remove the bungs to view the full length of each sill.
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Ok great didn’t realise you could see in like that. It’s a car I’m thinking of buying, if I decide to go look at least I will know. It’s 300 miles away. Thanks
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Caveat Emptor. If it comes from inside, then a lasting repair is more expensive. In general re 240s. Later models have much better protection against rust. Partial galvanisation. I don't know the dates involved. Sorry. That is well worth looking in to. As you are looking at estates, be sure to look under the rear bumper. That is a notorious rust prone area. Generally not an MOT or structural area. But not cheap to repair effectively. There is a repair panel available from Volvo. I have an estate for practicality. For choice, I would really like to have a saloon. My first Volvo was a 244, a saloon. I would probably also prefer a K-Jet mechanical injection in preference to the later LH 2.4 Lambda sensor electronic engine. From what I read in this forum, the K-Jet gives less bovver. There are other opinions. |
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Still interested if anyone knows how much rear arches cost to weld in repair panels and paint etc. For future reference. |
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Sep 30th, 2018, 23:05 | #10 |
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You should check, many times it’s from the inside but not bad. Depends on what you need the car for, it may last 10 years more before needing major repair...
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