rust cupra

[2pac58]

i am now a very happy owner of a 16v cupra but she needs some work on the rear arches...?simple enuff 2 diy???? or shud i pay some1 2 do it? im n the lincs area

 

[crezz]

dude, its a common problem, mine are pretty much foobared...take the rear arch lining out and you will dig out about ten years worth of mud and crap...then see how bad it is

 

[Tangerine_Dream]

Amen to that!

I had a look at mine today, scared myself silly!!!

Have recently pur-chased a welder, so i may have a bash meself.....

 

[ather`s]

i am now a very happy owner of a 16v cupra but she needs some work on the rear arches...?simple enuff 2 diy???? or shud i pay some1 2 do it? im n the lincs area

if you aint confident in doing it yourself then let a pro do it and get it done right 1st time!

 

[gtikezz]

i had mine done by a pro

 

[CraigW]

I must be really lucky, my car is nearly 11 year old and I have no signs of the rear arches going. Im cleaning them out of the mud etc every 6-12 months.

Only rust I have in that area is on the lip from the wing, and thats it. That is going to be repaired in the better weather though.

 

[ather`s]

same here! mine`s on a T and it aint rusting at all. keeping it clean underneath the arch`s (isnt that a song??) is paying off after all!

 

[critch4]

same, the arches my first mk2 (1litre P reg) were shot, but my current S reg 16v is fine except for a tiny bubble on the tailgate next to the rear windscreen, apparently another common rust spot

 

[vngtx]

im going to pay a proffesional body shop to do mine as they are getting worse by the day. its spreading fast. large bits are flaking off now

 

[truCido]

I got a bodyshop to do mine

 

[vngtx]

I got a bodyshop to do mine

how much they charge you?

 

[truCido]

Can't remember if I paid £150 or £200 lol but it was cheaper than it should have been as I knew the guy

 

[vngtx]

Can't remember if I paid £150 or £200 lol but it was cheaper than it should have been as I knew the guy

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mine arent quite that bad, most of it is still intact. they did a great job on urs.

 

[crezz]

my old ibiza a yellow 1.4s was the cleanest ibiza ive ever seen..it was spot on...not a mark on it atall...the rear arches were cleaner then anything...my one now tho was bad from when i bought the car but as its expected of these, what can i do! lol