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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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Hi there,

Back in the market for a escos and just wondering where these cars are prone to rust if prone at all??
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 08:17 AM
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Sill behind the side skirt.
Lip on the front wings
Around the fuel fill on big turbos
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by NEIL A
Sill behind the side skirt.
Lip on the front wings
Around the fuel fill on big turbos
Thankyou matey why only the big turbo cars and not the later cars? rectified problem i take it??

Is rust a major problem with the escos, because if im honest ive never seen one with rust lol
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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There Fords mate so they'll defo rust

Especially when some of them or around 15 years old
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Also bottom of tailgate & round the towing eye behind the rear bumper
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Battery tray as well.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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The later small turbo's are worse for corrosion on the sills than the early big turbos
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by NEIL A
Around the fuel fill on big turbos
And by the back arch, also if you remove the back bumper it starts going wherr you mount the bumper to the bottom of the arch
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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around the front window
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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Only service bit of rust i have on mine is the lip at the top of the front windscreen, was there when i bought it, so dont know if the paint was damaged in some way and not treated or just a prone rust spot.
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