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Im going to be using these for my zed :)

IMO ....cut out and weld in new metal. Rust cure products dont actually cure ALL the rust....it eventually comes back. Thanks for the reply matey, that makes sense about the rust spreading, im getting a rear wing section from a breakers ( Thanks Bazz ) I could use this for the repair section cut out and weld in, ill keep you updated

What would be the best way forward with this patch of rust, I don't want it coming back again, do I need to cut it out completely and weld a new piece in? or do I use a rust cure product primer and paint? any help greatly appreceated

Im doing the rear arches at the moment matey, I have done the sills a few years ago, my advice is if your going to do it, do it right the first time, cut out as much rust as you can, and extend the targa roof drain hose that runs out of the sill just behind the b pillar.

Im sure I read somewhere that using welding tips can cause boost spikes, that's why I didn't use them and went for an apexi boost controller instead

Ah hands up guys you make sense there, and your right the zed has rusted from the inside out, was just a thought but yes good idea will leave the arches alone once I have sorted them out :)

Following on from my thread about the rust on the rear arches, I would say apart from the uk spec having no rust proofing at all, it would seem that having no arch liners in the rear is one of the factors of a lot of rust on our rear arches, Does anyone know of a similar size wheel arch liner from another car that could be fitted with a bit of fettling for our zeds? Having a liner would stop the stone chips and dirt collecting in the arches.

That might be quite difficult in places but will do the best i can, I have seen a product called dynax s50 that is meant to be good for the inner sills and box sections i cannot get to

I know tell me about it, once I realised my mistake it was too late and a very painful regret... since then it has had a lovley soft indoor cover, but its tool late the damage was done grrrr.

I think I did not help the situation... I put a plastic sheet over the zed for a dust sheet, and after a few months there was a damp smell and mould inside the zed, I think this has dramatically accelerated the rust in my zed Thanks to Baz I will have a repair section for the rear arch and hopefully the front section too cross fingers, im still on the lookout for a drivers side if anyone knows of one going.

AS you can see its looking pretty bad in there but I am slowly hacking out the bad parts, will be looking into the best cavity corrosion protection hopefully

these are the pictures so far of the rust and hacking I have done

Has anyone had any luck replacing the rear inner arch on there zed, panels are here http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=614&category_id=148&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7 I don't want to remove the outer wing only the internal. I realise it will have to be cut in places to match the old one, but as mine has so many holes has anyone done this?

Gents, Is anyone breaking a decent non rusting rear arch section from a Zed I have managed to get the passenger side but I am after the drivers side if anyone has one

Thanks guys I will take a look at that, seen loads for mild steel but not many for stainless, I will take it apart tomorrow and take some dimensions, that shellys parts look promising

Does anyone have the same stainless exhaust as me, it was for the strosek kit I believe. It has an olive fitting where you can adjust the angle of the pipework where you want it and can then tighten up my olives were mild steel so have rotted through, I would like to replace these with stainless steel ones but cannot find anyone who has them has anyone here had any luck with these?

Im wondering if maybe i could cut a section of the back and replace it with one from a breakers? Has anyone done this before? Can anyone recomend a good breakers? As there is a bit of welding to do i thought this might be an easier way

Thanks for that, Redwine seems a dab hand with the tig welder good man :) he has inspired me to fix the rear also I have done my sills but I used a product called aquasteel http://aquasteel.co.uk/ and im not happy with the results, whether its me or the prep work but the surface rust has come back what would you say ould be the best way to go with this rust? ive seen people use etch primer then paint then waxoil, but what about using something like por 15? I know its going to b a nightmare to remove the waxoil and stonechip what have others used?

lots of info here about rust and what someone did to restore his zed http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/thanks-everyone.15465/

I fitted Infinity 6x9 behind the door card, I removed the steel plate holding the stock speaker and fabricated an mdf panel to hold the 6x9 using the stock steel sheet as a template, door still looks stock too no nasty holes ect.

Hi Guys, Well its been a while but my beloved zed has been sleeping quietly in the garage underneath an indoor cover, but unbeknown to me has been rusting without me knowing, really annoyed. ( how its rusted in an indoor garage is puzzling me ) first sign is a fuel tank leak, so began the process of removing the rear tank, looking under the rear arch behind the bumper, it has rotted through, this has been repaired before but again has rotted through, does anyone have any pics or experience with repairing this section? looking under the zed it looks like I will be dropping the subframe and using a product called POR 15 http://www.frost.co.uk/semi-gloss-black-por15-rust-prevention-paint-946ml.html I have sprayed loads of waxoil and stone chip under the arches that did nothing to stop the rust, what is the best way to clean it all off to bare metal so I can do a proper job? any help would be greatly appreciated regarding dropping the rear subframe, and redoing the brake pipes, do these need to be done as a complete section front to back, or do you join them somewhere, ive tried the search function but I need a little more help with the brake pipes and hicas pipes that seem to have rotted any help greatly appreciated

Looked absolutely awesome, I was in my black 911 cabriolet and gave a nod as you passed me as I was getting in to mine :) great day to be out and in north wales :)

The amp will come on with the tv and also play the tv audio back through the hdmi if used with 1.4 im stuck with 1.3 and the amp wont come on using arc and audio wont play through the hdmi without me connecting an optical the 1.4 supports arc and also audio return channel

The amp will come on with the tv and also play the tv audio back through the hdmi if used with 1.4 im stuck with 1.3 and the amp wont come on using arc and audio wont play through the hdmi without me connecting an optical the 1.4 supports arc and also audio return channel