Autobody work
 

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[Closed] Autobody work

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I have two questions:

1) does anyone on here know a good autobody shop in the Cardiff or Valleys area?

2) How much could I expect to pay for what appears to be very superficial rust around both of my rear wheel arches? (Ballpark here, of course... 00s or 000s)

This is just one side, but the two sides are almost identical. (The other side is actually quite a bit better.)

https://imgur.com/a/k1p09YZ


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 7:30 pm
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I can't help with a recommendation, but that's more than superficial rust. £n00


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 8:11 pm
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Rotting from the inside out that.

Is it a golf/pissant


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 8:31 pm
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That looks terminal to me . In days of yore you could get new arches welded in. Not sure what the deal is now.


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 8:38 pm
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Is it the new Vito? Mercedes of a certain era had terrible rust issues.

Could probably fix the rust with filler if needed, but dunno. Question is, where else is it rusty?


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 10:14 pm
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Is it the new Vito? Mercedes of a certain era had terrible rust issues.

Could probably fix the rust with filler if needed, but dunno. Question is, where else is it rusty?

It is. I have done as thorough a check as I can, with both Mrs Sr’s and SR4’s help, and those two areas are the only ones.

The historic rust problem was supposed to have been solved after 08, so this shouldn’t be a result of that. In any case, I have received a quote from “Cardiff’s best body shop” (according to reviews), and they told me they would cut it out completely and complete the job for £550.


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 11:18 pm
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Well let me know how you get on, as my dodgy respray on the Passat needs fixing.


 
Posted : 09/12/2018 11:33 pm

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