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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco Bristol on August 29, 2005, 20:22:38

Title: Rust
Post by: Disco Bristol on August 29, 2005, 20:22:38

Hi, I just bought a 1997 Disco with 70K on the clock. I spent all day cleaning it and when I removed the mud, I found some interesting things. This is the rust that I found next to the rear mud flap. Not best pleased

Title: Rust
Post by: sulley on August 29, 2005, 20:47:08

Just what you don't need.  I keep finding it on mine too.  Bloody pain in the rear!!  :evil:

Title: Rust
Post by: Xtremeteam on August 29, 2005, 20:56:46

thats nothing,just a bit eloctrolacis between steel n alloy,all discos come with that,its rust when you start at the rear seat belt mount & finish under the headlights,on both sides  :!:  :!:

Title: Rust
Post by: Jake on August 29, 2005, 20:57:43

dont dare look under the battery!!
Worst place on a Disco
(I know)
 :shock:

Title: Re: Rust
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on August 29, 2005, 21:02:47

Quote from: "Disco Monkey"

This is the rust that I found next to the rear mud flap

I've got some of that as well, but the bolt has already punched through on mine (so it's cable-tied)

With new mud-flaps cut out of a 'donated' rear bus mud-flap

Title: Rust
Post by: TUFFTEE on August 29, 2005, 21:06:09

Good Stuff "You would miss it if it was'nt there" Chequer plate it! Now that looks Good! :D

Title: Rust
Post by: hobbit on August 29, 2005, 22:25:37

Found a bit myself under the mats on the drivers floor, soggy sponges

Title: Rust
Post by: Reaper on August 29, 2005, 22:54:08

you lot are not looking hard enough, just when I thought my weekend couldn't get any worse :cry:

oh hum the joys of landy ownership  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Rust
Post by: Xtremeteam on August 29, 2005, 23:44:38

not long finished welding up my mates disco & the only original interior panel now is the tranny tunnel,from the rear seat belt mounts forwards into the tunnel it was rusted right through,had to put new inner & outer sills onit,rebuild the inner wings etc & rebuild the headlight holes as there was nought left,also had to replace the rear spring hangers on both sides

Title: Rust
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 30, 2005, 12:05:05

I've got a RRC that looks like those pictures, fortunatley the repair panels are quite cheap.  Should be fixing it now really :?

Title: Rust
Post by: Mace on August 30, 2005, 12:33:27

I've just fitted rocksliders to my 95, 300tdi, 3 door and part of the installation involved undoing the retaining pop rivets (not original I might add) along the bottom edge of the rear wing (in front of the rear wheel). I stuck my hand in and out dropped about 1/3 of a bucket of dried mud. It was stuck in the cavity behind the wing and was filling the hidden sill face. Now all clean and waxoyled, 'till next time I decide to clean it out.

It's a perfect spot to trap mud and moisture, slowly eating away at the rear box section of sill. Be warned.