HOW MANY RS TURBOS SUFFER ROOF ROT??
08-03-2006, 03:16 PM
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HOW MANY RS TURBOS SUFFER ROOF ROT??
Simple question has ur rs turbo got or suffered in the past the dreaded sunroof rot bubbles behind the sunroof 
, if so have any of u repaired it and how much did it cost and more importantly DID IT COME BACK????? 
, if so have any of u repaired it and how much did it cost and more importantly DID IT COME BACK?????
08-03-2006, 03:24 PM
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Have just had myne repaired, did itmyself so didnt cost anything though! I took where the rust bubbles were back to metal, drilled to get rid off rust, had to dimple roof for fibreglass to stick. The rubbed down, then filled and rubbed down. Then primered and rubbed... eveentually painted!lol
As for how long it will ast - quite a while hopefully!
As for how long it will ast - quite a while hopefully!
08-03-2006, 04:05 PM
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Re: HOW MANY RS TURBOS SUFFER ROOF ROT??
Originally Posted by PAULDPALMER
Simple question has ur rs turbo got or suffered in the past the dreaded sunroof rot bubbles behind the sunroof , if so have any of u repaired it and how much did it cost and more importantly DID IT COME BACK?????
, if so have any of u repaired it and how much did it cost and more importantly DID IT COME BACK????? 
Your pretty much guarantee'd that if you have rust bubbles behind your sunroof, down the back will look like the above! In fact that one in the pics above didn't have much sign's of it going either! just show's you!
My current car is clean...I remember when I bought it, opening the sunroof right out, it was like new
08-03-2006, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ldack
Have just had myne repaired, did itmyself so didnt cost anything though! I took where the rust bubbles were back to metal, drilled to get rid off rust, had to dimple roof for fibreglass to stick. The rubbed down, then filled and rubbed down. Then primered and rubbed... eveentually painted!lol
As for how long it will ast - quite a while hopefully!
As for how long it will ast - quite a while hopefully!
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09-03-2006, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by NICK321RS
mainly mercury grey ones suffer from it
grey rots quicker for some reason
grey rots quicker for some reason
09-03-2006, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick
james, u can sort it - problem is that ford never painted in there!
09-03-2006, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NICK321RS
mainly mercury grey ones suffer from it
grey rots quicker for some reason
grey rots quicker for some reason
all the original painted cars would rust quicker,the reason is ,at the time of spraying,the suspension medium within the paint mix was thinner and polymer free,(not like modern paints),
therefore,metalics,rusted quicker because of natural electro-corosion ,where the metal particles that create the metallic effect would oppose each other causing corrosion,within the surface metal it was adhered to,
in the 70s when everyone bought silver motors,they all rusted in weeks.,cause of the shitey paint mix,then they stopped buying silver cars,hence the new phase of silverman ship,now their much better,
but fuck,
lately every ones got a silver car,im sick of silver,(mercury grey is ok) its just bloody silver, next time your out ,count the silver cars on the road.
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09-03-2006, 10:06 PM
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yer mines doing it 2 ,been to body shop n a mate whos been there years says it would be ok to rub it rite down n solder the roof n repaint he says thats best way.seen them do it on american hotrod on them old tubs
10-03-2006, 06:03 PM
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just took all mine apart and had a look. but seems im lucky mines ok .but god nose how to get that sun roof right out looks like there screws right at the back on the runners that hold them in.
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my old mercury grey S2 went at the back of the sunroof . dont think you can really do anything but change the roof for a long term repair . i didnt fancy that so i scrapped it . wonder if its a mk4 fault as i cant remember seeing many mk3s rotting there just everywhere else
12-03-2006, 02:39 PM
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my m8.s one went at the boot hinge.. so we cut out the rot an repaired it.. his sunroof aint that bad...
around the sunroof has been primed cos the old sunroof was siliconed in as it tended to suck out at speed... an we scratched the paint getting the bloody stuff off
around the sunroof has been primed cos the old sunroof was siliconed in as it tended to suck out at speed... an we scratched the paint getting the bloody stuff off
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