2012 MY L322.

My wheel arches have little spots of corrosion appearing probably as a result of stones. The leading edges of the arches don't have any form of edge rubber which seems strange as it would have been a good idea.

My question is this; should there be rubbers where mine has none? Would you mind having a look at your rear arches and letting me know if you have covers/rubbers?

Many thanks.

Loads of info on this...

Have a look what I fitted a bit down this page

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic9387.h...p;start=15

Others have fitted simpler strips but I'm happy with mine....

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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Would you mind having a look at your rear arches

What sort of perverted Forum is this???  It's "bébéchoon", ackcherly, with accents. 'Steve' to my chums.
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To be fair I didn't expect naked arch pics.... But there you go.

We've posted pics of ours......  2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Perfect, just what I needed!

Apologies for the naturist arch photos but it would seem that's how Range Rovers are these days!

I spotted this on mine last week when i was washing. it had been repainted before due to rust and the paint was starting to flake and could see the orange underneath. This area is far to exposed to just have standard paint and lacquer, it docent stand a chance against the stone chips and abuse it gets. As standard on BMWs on the inner side of the wheel arch it is coated with stone guard ( very thick rubber like paint often seen on car sills ) . so thats what i done with mine, buffed back the rust which really wasn't bad just surface rust then acid etched, primed then blasted it with stone guard through a shoots gun aresol stone guard could be used but its nowhere near as thick. i just masked off to the edge line. see how it goes i was going to put the rubber strips on but to be honest i don't see anything coming through the stone guard. Range Rover Vogue 2006 4.4 AJV8 | Buckingham Blue | Parchment Leather | Supercharged Grill+Side Vents | CA02 HEY ( NOT 02 PLATE )

It does seem to be a design flaw really. The plastic wheel arch liners should have be designed so they they covered this area, like they do on many cars, this would also stop the mud from getting behind that lip too.

My arches have started to rust and bubble. Whats the best way fix ? 2013 L405 AB 4.4SDV8 Luxor/Ivory, 2007 Vogue TDV8 Epson Green/Sand, 2008 Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue/Sand, 2003 Vogue 4.4 LPG Epsom Green/Sage, 1998 Vogue SE 4.6 LPG Epsom Green/Cream

mine too, I got a mini grinder on them, took back to bare metal, special primer and hand painted smooth silver hammerite which is a near perfect match on my Zermatt silver, looks quite respectable and if it does it again in the future I will just repaint

Mine is also rusty. What I'm going to do it grind back with a flapper wheel, treat with rust treated then paint in epoxy mastic, then stone chip followed by a coat of black Hammerite. I can't see much getting through that lot. 2004 RR 4.4 V8 Autobiography