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Recently got a uk300 with one of the arches rotted which I’m hoping to get done soon but today the back seats were taken out and there is a giant hole on the rear turret any idea roughly on what the cost is gonna be for both sides?
the same side the rust which is on the wing is on has had a plate welded into the rear but the rot is worse on the inside on opposite side.
Price of body work has shot through the roof mainly due to paint prices going up. Get as many quotes as you can but it should be £1,000 - £1,500 (taking into account price increases) you could get it cheaper. It might cost more if you decide you want more paint doing due to age of car and colour not matching. Replacement, reproduction panels can be had from a few different places so use them, makes the job easier.
Price of body work has shot through the roof mainly due to paint prices going up. Get as many quotes as you can but it should be £1,000 - £1,500 (taking into account price increases) you could get it cheaper. It might cost more if you decide you want more paint doing due to age of car and colour not matching. Replacement, reproduction panels can be had from a few different places so use them, makes the job easier.
What's your plans for the car? are you just looking to make good for now and enjoy it for a couple of years or strip it back fully and do the whole job?
Once you find corrosion on these it's not an isolated issue, you could find that a proper restoration will cost double what you paid for the car. If you just make good the couple of bits you can see you'll be back here again in a couple of years fixing another lot.
[QUOTE=adam.pah;12117360]What's your plans for the car? are you just looking to make good for now and enjoy it for a couple of years or strip it back fully and do the whole job?
Once you find corrosion on these it's not an isolated issue, you could find that a proper restoration will cost double what you paid for the car. If you just make good the couple of bits you can see you'll be back here again in a couple of years fixing another lot.[/QUOTE
plan on keeping it but only 20 and need to save for a house so for now I’ll most probably sort the bits that need doing and sort it better a later date
I had a small patch of rust on both rear arches of a classic i bought cheap. After investigation, found inner turrets had alot of rust, holes, and then removed side skirts to see both sills had gone. Been quoted a grand for just the welding.
I had a small patch of rust on both rear arches of a classic i bought cheap. After investigation, found inner turrets had alot of rust, holes, and then removed side skirts to see both sills had gone. Been quoted a grand for just the welding.
Thats really not bad for all the work that needs doing I’m expecting to pay more than a grand.
My mate was going too do it for £500, but let me down, only ended up doing one sill.
Which mean's the £1000 well £1040 is for 1 sill and both rear aches inside and out, i've bought the new sills, and rear arch panels, and part off the inner achers aswell, outer lip, if that makes sense. All that will cost around £300. So if there providing the metal then £1500 would be a good price.
Originally Posted by Jordon_Uk300
Thats really not bad for all the work that needs doing I’m expecting to pay more than a grand.
Might hurt as you’ve just got the car, but having been 20 once (risk sounding old at 30) and been involved fixing and modifying cars when I shouldn’t have bothered due to their overall state…
I’d say have a think about how much you want to put into this car, and if spending say (£600-1000) to have this repaired, would it be better put towards your house?
youve plenty time to have this as a run about, bodge the repairs and save for a clean one.
if this is the rust on the body/arches, you’d better check the chassis rails, front subframe, front U brace, sills, boot floor area, below the boot seal trim, under the battery tray, the lower radiator support, fuel pipe (behind plastic cover), etc before you continue!
by the looks it’s been a bit of a patch up job or DIY affair with that weld plate
these cars rust like hell, uk300 bugs being a keen favourite for the orange stuff.
Last edited by Conor.s1; 04 March 2022 at 08:01 AM.
You know, all this rot etc could have been prevented by the inclusion of rear wheel arch liners, which of course don't exist, only front ones. Does anyone know if anyone has successfully retrofitted any?
I'm really surprised that Subaru have never adopted this practice that I'm sure all other car manufacturers have done.
You know, all this rot etc could have been prevented by the inclusion of rear wheel arch liners, which of course don't exist, only front ones. Does anyone know if anyone has successfully retrofitted any?
I'm really surprised that Subaru have never adopted this practice that I'm sure all other car manufacturers have done.
Nah it'd still have found its way in. Ever looked behind the front wings and behind the side skirts on the same cars? I bet there's some rot there too. The real issue is the way the seams are put together allowing crap between the layers so everything rots inside to out so by the time you see it, it's too late.
I tend not to agree with you. You see, I come from the olden days where NO cars had such fancy things as wheel arch liners, and the average life of them was 10 years before succumbing to the rustworm. Still, why on the fronts and not the backs?
I would guess the fact the wiring loom would be exposed if not for them has something to do with it. Same reason the fuel filler has a cover.
Just to echo on the back of this if you remove the front arch liner there isn't a traditional arch shape that it creates, if that makes sense, so dirt and grime would find its way into more places. The rears have that arch shape but I do agree there would be some more benefit from having rear arch liners.
Yea the strut turrets rot from the inside in places.
So water must be getting from behind, the inner moulding or apron as its called where the rear turret sits, water can get in from the other side.
Originally Posted by RockyRoad
Nah it'd still have found its way in. Ever looked behind the front wings and behind the side skirts on the same cars? I bet there's some rot there too. The real issue is the way the seams are put together allowing crap between the layers so everything rots inside to out so by the time you see it, it's too late.
16 February 2022, 04:20 PM
Body rust/rot
