ELA
Barcelona
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My car is a very clean 80 odd thousand mile early 996. The 996 and 997 have a reputation of being very resistant to rust with no known issues, or at least that was my opinion. Well today I removed the rear arch forward and lower plastic arch liners and was very happy to have removed 760gr of mud/stones in the process. However in the lower forward corner I found some rust and it appears I have got there just in time. Now my car is never really driven in anything but perfect weather; well at least for the 6 years I've owned it. So this is just a warning and request to please go out and remove these liners and check for rust/bubbling under the seam weld, this could just save you a small fortune in the near future in welding in new sills...
Should only take you about 2-3hours per side to remove, clean, rust treat (I use Fertan) then repaint and seal. I just thought I'd give you guys a heads up whilst I'm half way through rectifying mine.
Pics below
Remove these:
Here is my LH arch:
And RH side:
Also posted here for 997 owners :thumb:
Should only take you about 2-3hours per side to remove, clean, rust treat (I use Fertan) then repaint and seal. I just thought I'd give you guys a heads up whilst I'm half way through rectifying mine.
Pics below
Remove these:
Here is my LH arch:
And RH side:
Also posted here for 997 owners :thumb:
