What a sh**ty way to end a great day!

scrumpy · Post by **scrumpy** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:24 pm

Went to Stockton beach today with about 45 4WD's including a new hummer and BMW M5 (which was absolutely hopeless in sand). Had a great day, barbie and beer on beach lots of showing off, dont the big boys get pissed when the ol L series shows em up!! Never had so much fun! Anyway got home and decided to find where the water was coming in under the dash.
And you guessed it -- the bottom of both l & r sides are rusted through, looks like a difficult job and expensive!! Sell of fix???

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:36 pm

Around the bottom of the window or at the bottom of?????

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:36 pm

Depends on your means really...a few options spring to mind...

1 - Get it done professionally (drive in, drive out). Probably will cost in excess of $1500 or more. Whats the car worth to you?
2 - Fix it properly yourself. Do you have the tools, skills and heaps of time available to do it?
3 - Patch it up with fibreglass or similar and keep re-patching it up when it starts leaking again next winter.

scrumpy · Post by **scrumpy** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:42 pm

Yeah where the windscreen meets the body, about 300mm both sides, water is pissing in. As to the value, well I bought the car on eBay a year ago for 1k and everything else is great so am tempted to have a go myself rather than pay $1500!

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:52 pm

note that figure is a total guess but something around that wouldn't surprise me, it will probably pay to get a couple of quotes...

theclick · Post by **theclick** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:15 pm

How quick did it go that way? I've got a little bit of rust starting to show up at the bottom of the a-pillar. Dunno if to act on it now or later, because i dont drive up the beach much, but i do put a salty kayak on my roof