rust problem - Saxperience

reverend_jt · 12th August 2010, 11:50

ive got a dodgy boot seal which i will sort in the next few days.
but this has caused a quite large area of the rear pillar to rust. it is quite bad and now has a huge hole in it. do you think this is possible to use filler on??? or am i better cutting it out, and welding a new piece of metal in instead???

heres a pic...

jonezy · 12th August 2010, 12:08

id get that welded if i were you mate. making me paranoid about mine now

reverend_jt · 12th August 2010, 12:12

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Originally Posted by jonezy

...making me paranoid about mine now

well, its only a couple of screws to remove the cover off the pillar! wouldnt have had a clue about it until we stripped the car, so glad we did though, least its still fixable.

reverend_jt · 14th August 2010, 11:35

had a proper look at it now. Its where water and dirt have gone up into the arch.(not a leaky seal as i first suspected) is it supposed to have a cover over the underside of the arch??? its the side with the fuel cap/fuel tank. if not, this is a really badly designed part of the car.

saxo-parts · 14th August 2010, 13:39

its a common rot spot, as you say, only visible once the trims off