Rotten inner wings

[barker44 0]

took the front drivers side wheel off today as i had a puncture and found loads of underseal missing under the arch around the strut housing so investigated, bad idea!!!!! i had a closer look and found that behind all the rust i could fit all my fingers through to the engine bay and this carried on 3/4 way around the strut housing needless to say that the car isnt getting driven anymore. the oposite side isnt as bad but is on its way out too.

 

This has left me carless and im having to put my project car on the road alot sooner the mk1 golf 16v,

 

the question is can you get repair panels or even replacement panels tyo fix the car or am i to throw £1600 down the drain and cry whilst ripping it to bits. the latter i do not want to do as i like to see collectable cars like this staying on the road.

 

Any help please

[jenks 0]

WOW! jesus thats bad news feel for you mate, im seeing more and more raddos with rot on sills and around petrol cap......and now you have given me another area to check! :shock:

 

Anything can be fixed for the right amount of money, depends if you can track down an extremly good welder or fabricator to carry out the work, i doubt there would be a repair panel imo?

 

Just out of interest what years your car and whats the milage? Any evidence of a crash damage on that side at all?

[barker44 0]

im a welder sheet metal worker but would rather buy replacement panels before making the panels if u know ehat i mean, the car is a 1995 m reg 2ltr 16v with 130,000 miles on the clock and a front end smash, like i said my mk1 golf had less rust in the engine bay than this car, u must be able to buy inner wings though i know vw do but at a large cost of £400+ and euro car parts used to list them, so did gsf and would come to £300 for both sides

 

just dont know where to turn,

[Yandards 0]

im a welder sheet metal worker but would rather buy replacement panels before making the panels if u know ehat i mean, the car is a 1995 m reg 2ltr 16v with 130,000 miles on the clock and a front end smash, like i said my mk1 golf had less rust in the engine bay than this car, u must be able to buy inner wings though i know vw do but at a large cost of £400+ and euro car parts used to list them, so did gsf and would come to £300 for both sides

 

just dont know where to turn,

 

VW do still sell them but I have no idea as to the cost.

[davidwort 0]

That's quite rare, I've only seen one other pic of a Corrado with badly corroded inner wings, it must be due to repairs, the original cars were very well sealed.

For the cost of doing that sort of work unfortunately I think getting another shell would be as cost effective.

[barker44 0]

well last week i cut huge holes out of the inner wings and strut towers and repaired them, as good as new, took 2 nights and each hole was about 260mmx150mm. it took 3 patches per side to repair properly but now u wouldnt be able to tell without a detailed look,

 

Ther rado is alive and saved from the scrappy, woohooo

[Yandards 0]

well last week i cut huge holes out of the inner wings and strut towers and repaired them, as good as new, took 2 nights and each hole was about 260mmx150mm. it took 3 patches per side to repair properly but now u wouldnt be able to tell without a detailed look,

 

Ther rado is alive and saved from the scrappy, woohooo

 

Nice work.

 

Any chance of some before and after pics?

[barker44 0]

can do after pics but forgot to take before pics sorry will post up soon