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Mr Tee



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My rusty hole

This is the cause of my MOT failure:

This is the arch end:


Off to halfords for some rust treatment I think...

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Post #279557 7th Sep 2014 10:59am
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Shocked

for a vehicle thats designed to go off road and on water its surprising how easily they rust underneath..". ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Mr Tee



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My thoughts exactly Stan, it's getting welded on Tuesday , so will stone chip after it's sorted. Not going to look at the other side yet, that's a job for next weekend!at least it's running ok this week! Saving for a newer one in earnest though.
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Scottish roads for you Shocked
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I read your point about a newer car, but are later ones any better in this area ?
Can anybody comment - mine's an 06MY and I daren't look !
Maybe protection was improved . . . or not

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Mr Tee wrote:
Saving for a newer one in earnest though.


Save up for a L405 - they're made of aluminium and won't rust. Thumbs Up
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news Tug but in my experience newer FF's (05>) are worse than 2002-2005 for rusting! Shocked
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TugRR wrote:
are later ones any better in this area ?


Craig said they're worse. When he saw mine he said it's not as bad as some 2007 models he'd seen. Ford changed the paint process.

Mine has been treated but it was no where near as bad as that and it's the same age.
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^ Sorry Craig, beat me to it.
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I maybe wrong but it appears the Steel or the preparation or the coating materials changed from Ford's management onwards! So in essence... If you own a non touchscreen car, they rust slower than a touchscreen car! Thats my experience... 09> FF's are not old enough yet to be showing major rust yet (down south anyway!)
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KurtVerbose wrote:
^ Sorry Craig, beat me to it.


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. . . Might be lucky - or not (!) - with mine . . .
My rear aches show a little bubbling (being rectified soon), but I bought mine from down south.
Perhaps it highlights the need for owners to thoroughly wash off under the wheel arches as well polishing the shiny bits . . .

Thumbs Up Where do you go after one of these . . . ?
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The further North you are, the longer salt is on the roads and the more the car rots!
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^ I'm afraid you are absolutely correct Thumbs Up
I spend ages on cars protecting them from corrosion, and that's only Cumbria.
Sea salt spray just adds to the problem. Rolling Eyes
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