isobarboy 25 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 well i just bought my first VR6 and the first thing i wanted to do was to prepare the wheel arches As they both started to get rust.Rear is going well. Front,well after removing a small plant pots worth of solidified mud from behind the front arch, started scraping the paint and went straight though the panel. . . Gutted. Got to buy a new panel now. Any other common rust issues with these vehicle's?Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 The whole car basically lol... Arches, inner and outer sills, floor pan (especially around the bungs) tend to be the worst places, patches on the boot, doors, petrol cap are common Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk isobarboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
isobarboy 25 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Yeah you weren't lying haha. Tiny little niggling amounts in lots of places.... Grrrrr Link to post Share on other sites
bennyk 1,238 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Sounds like how mine started, if you read my build thread you'll see what else I found! Hopefully you've caught it before it's got to bad, good luck mate! Link to post Share on other sites
isobarboy 25 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Saw the post about the underside of your car needing the bungs welding. One has already been done by a previous owner. Hideously, looks like liquid metal bucket got knocked over the i side or pan, then melted the sound sponge on it. And accessed it via just cutting the carpet, (badly). Solved the problem though. I can't solder(spelling?) but I've sealed another one myself via special silicone Glue and some coats over the inside and outside also. Quick question, did the golf's get a thick black underseal applied when built, as I believe mine might Have been by the look of it, just not over the bungs, around them (logic??) De rusted 3 wheel arches but the offside front is shot and needs a replacing... Doesn't look bad but rotted through. And derusted both drivers side silicone door seal gaps at the bottom. Just the other 2 to go. Got 2 bubbles under the drivers side rear light, a touch on the bottom bootleg inside and can't see anymore atm. So I'm getting there, progress! Link to post Share on other sites
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