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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: petergalileo on October 14, 2007, 14:39:05

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: petergalileo on October 14, 2007, 14:39:05

Thinking of replacing the rear wheel arches, bits on the rear door area are starting to suffer from metal worm and MOT is 2 months away.  Any ideas where I can get them and is it a big job to do ?

Thanks

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: Steven on October 14, 2007, 15:25:20

Let us see how bad it is... piccy please if possible.

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: wizard on October 14, 2007, 17:05:17

These guys do an assortment of panels

http://www.mps4x4store.co.uk


wizard :twisted:

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: petergalileo on October 14, 2007, 17:25:48

Picture of the drivers side below, passenger side is about the same.

Thanks Wizard but I couldn't find the required panels on their site.

EE Gads, cant even use fiberglass here can I ? Its within a foot of a seatbelt mounting  :shock:

Title: Re rear wheel arch pannels
Post by: The Welder on October 14, 2007, 18:31:41

Hi I have seen those pannels at Landranger, Oueensferry, North Wales
i don't know how much they are, but if you want to ring them their number is

 01244 819444.

 they are very helpful, and not rip off merchants.

Hope this helps.

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: petergalileo on October 14, 2007, 19:17:47

These must go very often as they seem stupidly to be fixed straight to an aluminium bodypanel and seeing as its also a wheelarch corner that sits in mud most of its life they should be easier to get hold of than this !

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: bubbabear on October 14, 2007, 20:24:46

Famous four sell them.

Title: Rimmers I think these are the items your looking for
Post by: Jimbrown on October 17, 2007, 07:21:50

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpart&PartID=MWC4840&Page=land-rover/discovery/bodywork
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/cgi-bin/rimmer?findpart&PartID=MWC4841&Page=land-rover/discovery/bodywork

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: cardiff_gareth on October 17, 2007, 11:48:31

If thats all the rot your on about, is it safe and easier just to cut out the rubbish and weld a plate in there ??

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: andrew2986 on October 17, 2007, 12:02:37

Hiya,
had a similar size hole in mine, had it welded up cost me £50.00 for two holes.

Andy

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on October 17, 2007, 15:31:12

think replacement arch is 25 quid

Title: hole
Post by: Chris Putt on October 18, 2007, 23:05:15

Its probably worth getting a plate welded in on the underside of it, then using a bodywork filler and some time and effort (I hate that phrase Im too bloody impatient) then filling over the plate and spraying carefully. I did something similar with the leading edge of the bottom of my OSR arch, luckilt mine is black so i just hammerited over it once it looked reasonable!


Chris

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: denviks on October 18, 2007, 23:24:30

you might want to have a dig around underneath  :wink: , the rot tends to sit under that rear pillar there. not long done a path on a 300 the same.... :wink: .....40 mins with a welder and 3 patches and it was done :wink:

Title: Rear Door Arch Repair Panels
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on October 19, 2007, 18:32:49

before welding patches here there and everywhere , i would check on how m.o..t s stand today filler would be a not be a good idea . wheel arch on cars can only be welded so many times. replacement panel will be a better way foward.

Title: Patches/filler
Post by: Chris Putt on October 19, 2007, 18:37:08

the welded patch is the structural part- the filler is merely cosmetic. that will not effect the MOT if it is cosmetic, and if the patch is done properly.

AS said above- have a good dig about and see how bad it is and were else is going/gone...

Title: your shot rear arsh
Post by: lurch_917 on October 21, 2007, 12:14:47

if your any good at welding just bend some steel to shape and weld it in had both of my sides done like this