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Old 20-02-2006, 06:25 PM
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Default Filler cap ahhhh rust

As title suggests
Rust around the filler cap 92 edition..
Easy
Or should I
part has broken though... the rest a ring bubbling though..
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Old 20-02-2006, 06:30 PM
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get it sorted.

needs to be all cut out and repaired.
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as dave cos4x4 says, get it cut out. i had the same problem on a mk5 rs2000 and got the rust repaired - it came back 6 months later.
Old 21-02-2006, 10:18 AM
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had this on my car was like it when i bought it. i had the car stripped any rust sorted followed by a proper re spray. there were a couple of other marks on the car and i got it a bit cheaper so thats why i got the whole lot done and now it's as i want it to be. If you wait it's only going to get worse and more expensive to sort out. def worth going to a quality place to get the work done
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are 1/4 panels still available?
Old 21-02-2006, 05:03 PM
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not too sure but they will be expensive to buy and fit.
Old 21-02-2006, 08:08 PM
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If its not too badly corroded i suppose you could just cut the fuel filler part out of a std escort panel??
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Originally Posted by MONSTER
are 1/4 panels still available?
As far as I know the early rear quarters without the fuel flap are no longer avaliable, the later type are but apparently not many left.

My Cos had two drivers side rear quarters fitted in the space of 5 months

Second time was about 5 months ago, was told then not many rear quarters about.

Place I had it done it would of cost around 2 grand all in to replace it. The rear quarter alone, I think, is around 450 quid !!
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Originally Posted by MONSTER
If its not too badly corroded i suppose you could just cut the fuel filler part out of a std escort panel??
they are a different shape so that wont work!

When I had the filler cap done on my old mk5 RS200 about 5 years ago I was told their was a company making just the petrol cap half of the rear quarter! Maybe they do the part for a Cossie as well??
Old 24-02-2006, 12:24 PM
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Thanks for all replies
Just what I expected really
Ta Muchly
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Had mine patched up when I had some other work done at my own expense. It's already started to come through again which I was warned it would.

When it really gets bad I'm thinking about cutting it out altogether and putting the fuel filler somewhere else, maybe in the boot. Its not ideal, but its an alternative.
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how bad is it paul? you could always replace it with a bigger diam alloy one?
Old 24-02-2006, 05:57 PM
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It would never be bad enough to replace it with an alloy filler cap
Old 24-02-2006, 08:27 PM
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i meant a proper bolt in mocal type,not the crappy imitation things
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like on my car.

not sure whether its a good thing or bad.
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
like on my car.

not sure whether its a good thing or bad.
Got any pics of it?
Old 24-02-2006, 09:12 PM
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anyones tailgate startin to rot??
Old 24-02-2006, 09:25 PM
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PROPER ONE LIKE THIS
Old 24-02-2006, 09:31 PM
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Get it done proper or it will look like this


(rs2000 by the way)

Goodnight and dont let the rustworm bite
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only got this one for now.



same type as the one The Radman has.
Old 10-03-2006, 10:26 PM
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this is what you need mate http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Escort-Mk5-XR3...QQcmdZViewItem
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Top Banana

cheers
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no probs
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