Rust!!!!

[AncientOfMu]

The rear arches on the V6 are starting to go . Bloody thing is only 6 years old as well.

What are my options? Definatly bodyshop but can they replace the arches? Do Mitsi do replacement repair arches? Or is it a case of repairing what is there?.

Cheers

Don

[Wodjno]

Stick some VR4 arch extensions over them

[AncientOfMu]

Stick some VR4 arch extensions over them

Yeah thanks for that

[GalantOnly]

Or... Much better... This one

[ANTHONY]

Or... Much better... This one

to much bling........... ohh my eyes

[GalantOnly]

Or... More expensive... This one...

[Wodjno]

Yeah thanks for that

good at

I thought you was good at polishing things out

[AncientOfMu]

Or... More expensive... This one...

Ok wheres that from? how much is it? and can you get them to ship to the UK?.....

[AncientOfMu]

good at

I thought you was good at polishing things out

Im very good at polishing paintwork.

However I cannae polish rust .

[GalantOnly]

Ok wheres that from? how much is it? and can you get them to ship to the UK?.....

If I'll tell where's that from... Shouldn't this thread be placed in the members area then?

[AncientOfMu]

Its OK Ive found them... Now do I take a punt at £50 ish plus shipping...... Plus fitting plus spraying......

Hmm me thinks ill ask the bodyshop how much to repair first...

[KHK]

Hi Don

could u post a photo to see how serious the rust is?

is it possible to brush off the rust and u do some anti-rust treatment and repaint yourself?

[AncientOfMu]

Hi Don

could u post a photo to see how serious the rust is?

is it possible to brush off the rust and u do some anti-rust treatment and repaint yourself?

Not possible to brush off, should have done that last year.

will need bodyshop attention.

[pitslayer]

its all that washing and polishing, taken so much paint off in your haste to make your car shiney


the rear arches on these are a pain, im dreading when mine go

[ANTHONY]

i


the rear arches on these are a pain, I'm dreading when mine go

yours should,t go if you look after them now

[AncientOfMu]

its all that washing and polishing, taken so much paint off in your haste to make your car shiney


the rear arches on these are a pain, im dreading when mine go

The reason mine have gone is because the car had 85000 miles on it at 3 yrs old when I bought it. Those were all motorway miles. Consequently the mechanics of the car are great but the bodywork is suffering.

Oh and I dont machine polish the inside lip of the rear arch

[HMG1K]

Ancient - Did you suss a repair on this...?

I gave my 5 year old Galant its first ever personal by-hand wash today since buying it at Christmas and noticed both rear wheel arches are starting rust on the lip inside the arch... It's rusting slightly inside the panel out so I was going to wizz it past Mitsubishi to get it done under warranty... There're no stone chips on mine but I've noticed in the past a few early 8Gs on AutoTrader stating "rusting wheel arches" so sounds like a known problem on our cars.

[Kieran]

I gave my 5 year old Galant its first ever personal by-hand wash today since buying it at Christmas.........

[AncientOfMu]

Ancient - Did you suss a repair on this...?

I gave my 5 year old Galant its first ever personal by-hand wash today since buying it at Christmas and noticed both rear wheel arches are starting rust on the lip inside the arch... It's rusting slightly inside the panel out so I was going to wizz it past Mitsubishi to get it done under warranty... There're no stone chips on mine but I've noticed in the past a few early 8Gs on AutoTrader stating "rusting wheel arches" so sounds like a known problem on our cars.

Nope havnt sorted it yet. No time and no money.

[orionn2o]

mine suffers with this.. needs sorting this year at some point