Rusty arches

Just wondering how much roughly would it be to get one my rear arches redone as there is patch of rust on one side?

not sure how much but had mine done over winter and the bodyshop cut out the rust and just welded a piece of plate on the inside and filled over the top, if you fancy doing it yourself

depends how confident you are with welding and painting. Its pretty straight forward to do. one of my rear arches had a little hole in it but it went through both skins. Just make sure you do the underside and topside or itll prob just come back again

BEBB GTIR wrote:not sure how much but had mine done over winter and the bodyshop cut out the rust and just welded a piece of plate on the inside and filled over the top, if you fancy doing it yourself

How much did that job cost at the bodyshop you used ??

i could do some of the work but im limited to doing it on my drive way, id rather someone professional done it so its done right

Just cut out the old shit and weld/ tack the new pieces in grind it flat and let the pro's do the filling and blowing in. when im welding i tend to charge per plate as generally it works cheaper for the customer but most will charge between 60-80 per hour or like a rinse of 40 per plate wich normallay very small in size so better off doing it yourself if you have the tools

Oh and cut the plate about 1mm smaller than the hole that way you can let weld fill the rest and get the metal flush without the need for shit loads of pug lol

dont know how much cos for rusty arch cos we agreed the price for all work before I took the car,

Currently going through the same problem, my issue is i cant source the replacement rear arch panels without waiting at least 3weeks

BEBB GTIR wrote:dont know how much cos for rusty arch cos we agreed the price for all work before I took the car,

where do you get the replacement arches? i think i will need these instead as the arch is really rotting. rust just looks much worse on a white car

5 door sunny ones i do believe then cut them down to what size you need

Digitalfaze wrote:

BEBB GTIR wrote:dont know how much cos for rusty arch cos we agreed the price for all work before I took the car,

where do you get the replacement arches? i think i will need these instead as the arch is really rotting. rust just looks much worse on a white car

Yea totally agree white seems to show it worse. Im having a pig of a job at the moment sourcing mine rang 6 or 7 companies now and all out of stock for at least 3 weeks if you can wait until then. mine is in the shop so need them asap. Hoping to hear word from Imperial crash repair panels today. 01302 304000 they have them listed on ebay cheaper i expect than ringing direct.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-SUNNY-4-5-DOOR-1992-1995-N14-Rear-Wheel-Arch-/110913625812?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D693447592051640967%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26#ht_1991wt_1141

I ground and wirebrushed all surface rust to expose the rust hole and bodyshop patched it up they didn't replace whole arch, and theres a few companies who do replacement 5 door arches which you cut down yourself or go to nissan who will charge hundreds of pounds for a panel replacement

BEBB GTIR wrote:I ground and wirebrushed all surface rust to expose the rust hole and bodyshop patched it up they didn't replace whole arch, and theres a few companies who do replacement 5 door arches which you cut down yourself or go to nissan who will charge hundreds of pounds for a panel replacement

spent the last 5days practically trying to source the 5 dr panels your talking about and there doesnt seem to be one in the country!!! going to be at least 3 weeks before they come in!!
Somebody HELP!!

http://www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk/nissan/sunny/nissan-sunny-saloon-1992-1995-n14/rear-wheel-arch-1

BEBB GTIR wrote:http://www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk/nissan/sunny/nissan-sunny-saloon-1992-1995-n14/rear-wheel-arch-1

cheers mate another i will try in the morning let you all know how i get on, few pints in for the winning suggestion of a supplier that actually has them!

BEBB GTIR wrote:http://www.carbodypanels4u.co.uk/nissan/sunny/nissan-sunny-saloon-1992-1995-n14/rear-wheel-arch-1

Same story here BEBB GTIR, nothin for at least two weeks!

Well guys quick update doesn't seem to be any companies that have these panels in the country so to save you the ground work Digitalfaze heres who all have been contacted with the same answer!!

Cars2.co.uk 01684565882
mid west motor factors 01902353515
car panels 4u 08005668815
maldon panels 01245364164
auto crash parts.co.uk 01204704999
Imperial crash repair parts 01302304000
bodyshop direct(southern ireland) 00353469093800
Autopanels Castleford 01977559574
kgcbristol.co.uk 01179540045

in outer mongolia they would have cut these out of an old yank bonnet and bashed them into shape lol

clever bastads

gtirus wrote:in outer mongolia they would have cut these out of an old yank bonnet and bashed them into shape lol

clever bastads

Im starting to have nightmares about these arches!! well pretty much don't think theres anyone else i can call have to bite the bullet and wait at least two weeks by the looks of things!! hard to believe that there isn't one set in ireland or the uk

So i guess the old saying is true its not the size of the hammer its how you hit it

FINALLY!!!!!
Got sorted today with the replacement panels..... Cars2.co.uk 01684565882 came through with a set sourced out of denmark. They only apparently got two sets in so only one up for grabs! so if anyones in the same predicament as i was in snap up the last set. all the other places i listed are still talking Shit and full of uncertainty as when or if they are coming in.

thanks, i dont mind waiting a while to be honest gonna take me a while to get the cash together to get the job done anyway, let me know how much roughly it is for the job to be done if you dont mind?

WOW! didn't realise these had become so hard to get had mine done back in march an got bits from cars2, but did notice some on ebay saying they had more than 10 available in listing.
item no's 170273665041 and 170273665182

toaster55 wrote:WOW! didn't realise these had become so hard to get had mine done back in march an got bits from cars2, but did notice some on ebay saying they had more than 10 available in listing.
item no's 170273665041 and 170273665182

yea mate i got caught out three times, not only on ebay but also on websites saying they had 6 etc in stock. Carried out the payment only then get a call couple of days later to say they didnt have them!! 3 three refunds later, cars 2 finally came through for me.