I thought Id start this thread to see what peoples experience with rusty rear arches was. I have some on mine that I plan on getting dealt with in the new year and having looked around it seems more prevalent than I thought. I even bought a 911mag this weekend and lo and behold the editors 996 C2 was in for rear arch rust repairs.
So just wondering what issue people have had and the extent of the repair? Not wanting to put anyone off the cars but it would be good to help others to look in certain areas to mitigate or prevent this from occurring.
From the info Ive found the rear wing and inner arch have a double skin join at the outer lips and this is where the rust is occurring. It would appear that once its started bubbling on the outside then its most likely a cut out and replace job for theses sections.
I bought mine with some bubbling which hasn't got any worse but I just wanted to check some surface corrosion on the very inner edge in the areas where it was bubbling. I wired wheeled in the arch and it was solid enough however where the bubbling was on the outside the metal arch was weak and I managed to crumble in my hands. See pics below. You can see there is very little bubbling on outer paint. My car was a daily car for about 7 years and so has been used in the winter. I will get this fixed but I just wanted to know or use this thread for others to get some tips to prevent this from happening and what to look for so please share your experiences.
So just wondering what issue people have had and the extent of the repair? Not wanting to put anyone off the cars but it would be good to help others to look in certain areas to mitigate or prevent this from occurring.
From the info Ive found the rear wing and inner arch have a double skin join at the outer lips and this is where the rust is occurring. It would appear that once its started bubbling on the outside then its most likely a cut out and replace job for theses sections.
I bought mine with some bubbling which hasn't got any worse but I just wanted to check some surface corrosion on the very inner edge in the areas where it was bubbling. I wired wheeled in the arch and it was solid enough however where the bubbling was on the outside the metal arch was weak and I managed to crumble in my hands. See pics below. You can see there is very little bubbling on outer paint. My car was a daily car for about 7 years and so has been used in the winter. I will get this fixed but I just wanted to know or use this thread for others to get some tips to prevent this from happening and what to look for so please share your experiences.