Battery Tray rot.....

[Neil L. 0]

Hi ,new to this forum & would appreciate some advice. Been to view a very nice Corrado with a view to purchase. The car is in cracking condition(inside & out) but for some reason the battery tray is corroded quite badley just behind the passengers side headlight. There's no evidence of rot anywhere else on first viewing and possibly could have been caused by a leaky battery?(The battery looks quite new - not original fitted).How serious would you consider this to be in respect to buying the car(cheap to fix?) as the owner wants a quite healthy price for it (plenty of money spent & a very good history on the car). What do U think?..........

[Mike Edwards 0]

Battery moving around and damaging the paint, battery leaking a little plus all the salt etc that gets into this area around the headlight is the cause.

 

The replacement panel is less than £40 from VW (last checked 2 years ago mind), but fiting it is likely to be expensive as the front of the car will have to come apart.

 

Having the existing tray cut back to sound metal and a patch welded in (then properly painted/seam-sealed etc should last a long time.

[Neil L. 0]

Thanks Mike, would probably opt for new VW tray as car is in great condition(if i purchase!) - anyway of me checking online the current price or the part?

[Mike Edwards 0]

Ask for 535 803 093 " Bracket - battery" at a VW dealership.

[warcraft 0]

£36-54 inc vat from the main stealers and about 2 hours odd to fit

[craigowl 0]

Prevention is better than cure. You can keep your battery trays for ever if you cover them with (thick, hard) waxoyl or similar.

[Neil L. 0]

Thanks Craigowl but im not the actual owner - Im planning to buy the said Corrado! Probably would have looked after it better if it were mine! Anyway thanks for the advice.......