Underbody rust pictures, what you think?
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Underbody rust pictures, what you think?
Hey,
Purchased a rx8 a month ago, great car I love it, I want it to last another 8 years or so.
I live in ontario canada, lots of snow and salt here, so most of our cars are very rusted underneath. I had my rx8 undersprayed before winter and I went under the car after it was undersprayed to see how it looked, honestly it doesn't look too bad to me because my car before this was a 1997 mx-6 and it had a lot more rust underneath but i was wondering what you guys thought? I find I think a lot about it since I purchased the car because it really is by far the nicest car i've ever owned and I want it to last
Here is a link to my pictures shared on dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2w08hdc7dzj34bf/q1tdG4IV6S
Is it smart to maybe get underneath the car once summer comes and grind any rust i see off important spots and repaint those spots? is there any known shops that do this kind of work?
Thanks I appreciate any input
Purchased a rx8 a month ago, great car I love it, I want it to last another 8 years or so.
I live in ontario canada, lots of snow and salt here, so most of our cars are very rusted underneath. I had my rx8 undersprayed before winter and I went under the car after it was undersprayed to see how it looked, honestly it doesn't look too bad to me because my car before this was a 1997 mx-6 and it had a lot more rust underneath but i was wondering what you guys thought? I find I think a lot about it since I purchased the car because it really is by far the nicest car i've ever owned and I want it to last
Here is a link to my pictures shared on dropbox
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2w08hdc7dzj34bf/q1tdG4IV6S
Is it smart to maybe get underneath the car once summer comes and grind any rust i see off important spots and repaint those spots? is there any known shops that do this kind of work?
Thanks I appreciate any input
Last edited by DinSum; 01-22-2013 at 10:53 AM.
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Looks very good to me, the only area that looked like it needs more treatment was the rear of the n/s fuel tank (and the jack could do with a spray!). An annual coat of Waxoil shoild keep it in good condition.
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Thanks for the tips
Yeah i know the jack is rusted to **** lol, its only 2 years old and works great just got some water on it last year.
alnielsen, how can you tell it has a blown shock? the car handles great and doesn't make any weird noises so im hoping its ok, but in the future i will probably get all new struts and lowering springs.
bse50, the rust im worried about is rust on the frame peices, rust on changeable parts doesn't bug me
I think im just going to make sure it gets undersprayed before every winter and hope for the best :D I just wanted to get some second oppinions before upgrading the **** out of this car lol
Yeah i know the jack is rusted to **** lol, its only 2 years old and works great just got some water on it last year.
alnielsen, how can you tell it has a blown shock? the car handles great and doesn't make any weird noises so im hoping its ok, but in the future i will probably get all new struts and lowering springs.
bse50, the rust im worried about is rust on the frame peices, rust on changeable parts doesn't bug me
I think im just going to make sure it gets undersprayed before every winter and hope for the best :D I just wanted to get some second oppinions before upgrading the **** out of this car lol
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Right guys, update, new discs and calipers arrived... and due to go on Wednesday 21st... but here's a sneaky peak...
Quality feels fantastic, and the calipers are enormous however lighter than I thought. Kit comes with everything you need even nice new braided hoses... will post pictures once they're on!!!
Quality feels fantastic, and the calipers are enormous however lighter than I thought. Kit comes with everything you need even nice new braided hoses... will post pictures once they're on!!!
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Right guys, update, new discs and calipers arrived... and due to go on Wednesday 21st... but here's a sneaky peak...
Quality feels fantastic, and the calipers are enormous however lighter than I thought. Kit comes with everything you need even nice new braided hoses... will post pictures once they're on!!!
Quality feels fantastic, and the calipers are enormous however lighter than I thought. Kit comes with everything you need even nice new braided hoses... will post pictures once they're on!!!
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