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David Prall (Davidpra)
Junior Member
Username: Davidpra
Post Number: 165
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2003 - 8:56 pm: | |
I had the same situation as David512bb --- a good deal of rust in the bottoms of the doors. This was a pretty easy repair --- once I took the doors apart and brought them into the body shop. The good thing about Boxers (at least the later injected cars) is that their bodies are mostly fiberglass. Although I have heard of people having cars with alot of deterioration of the materials at all the bonded joints where the body panels join to each other and to the frame.
However, I suspect that was due to poor repair after accidents (as we knew these cars had been wrecked). Even if you come across such with your car, a good body shop can bond everything properly with modern adhesives --- better than Ferrari originally did. |
Malcolm West (Ferrari_uk_tech)
New member
Username: Ferrari_uk_tech
Post Number: 43
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 9:43 am: | |
Depending on the climate the car is used in, the lower parts of the front bonnet and the engine lid suffer from corrosion. One of the causes is called "electrolysis" this is a reaction between two different metals - in this case where the aluminium skin is wrapped around the steel frame.
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david a haney (David512bb)
New member
Username: David512bb
Post Number: 28
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 8:40 am: | |
When I took my old Boxer apart for re-paint, I noticed rust in the area you describe, it was superficial for the most part, but I did find a little bit more serious rust inside the door frame at the bottom, and under the trim plate at the base of the door sill, where there is a drain hole, but was pretty rusty around the hole. No rust through anywhere. If you don't mind drilling out a few rivets, you can pretty well take a Boxer apart. |
Henryk (Henryk)
Intermediate Member
Username: Henryk
Post Number: 1083
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 8:15 pm: | |
While having the front lower bumper off, I noticed some moisture problems. I removed the flat black panel behind the lower bumper panel, and noticed some surface rust in near-by metal. This panel covers the bottom of the A/C unit.
I looked for the end of the A/C water drain tube......and there is was.......ABOVE the flat panel. Therefore, all the water drains ON the panel, and seeps outward. It appears that the drain tube is too short.
I will get a 90 degree elbow, more tubing, and route it to the lower surface of the car......this should solve the problem.
Just wondering if anyone else has noted this.
I can post pictures, if someone wants.
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