rust :(

BADMX3 · Post by **BADMX3** » June 2nd, 2006, 11:10 am

i'm preping the car to put the engine back in painting and rust preparation and found that rust is killing my car

already found 2 area's i got to weld.

how much work re: rust have you guys had to do or is it not really a problem over the pond?

Hoodzy · Post by **Hoodzy** » June 3rd, 2006, 12:56 am

my car is slowly dying from rust... gotta fix the sunroof pretty quick here... and my wheel wells

bolts are gettin destroyed haha

Mnemonic · Post by **Mnemonic** » June 3rd, 2006, 1:19 am

never had a problem with rust on either of my mx3s nice reason to live in the dry hot a-- south

GregoryChristian · Post by **GregoryChristian** » June 3rd, 2006, 7:39 am

Mnemonic wrote:never had a problem with rust on either of my mx3s nice reason to live in the dry hot a-- south

...not even summer yet and already the temp here has reached 95 degrees

BADMX3 · Post by **BADMX3** » June 3rd, 2006, 9:47 am

this is part of what i'm facing

the good news is that most of it is surface rust and i caught it at a stage i can treat it and make my car last for quite a few more years.

btw this only looks like this because i took all the surface paint off

rsroadkilla · Post by **rsroadkilla** » June 3rd, 2006, 10:35 am

dude, that sucks. Mine had gone on the rear arches and a few bits on the bonnet from untreated stone chips, but the previous owner kept it garaged most of the time and only used it as a weekend car!

BADMX3 · Post by **BADMX3** » June 3rd, 2006, 10:58 am

i've looked at other mx's of the same age and haven't seen 1 that doesn't have the same type of rusting on the sills. not much to worry about but better to treat it. i still cant believe it's 12 years old lol

Andrew_Pakula · Post by **Andrew_Pakula** » June 6th, 2006, 6:05 pm

Mine was starting to rust on the stills like that. I didn't even notice it at first, I think it started to show up after about the 9-10 year mark.

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » June 6th, 2006, 10:45 pm

Negative on the rust here.. not summer yet and im at 103 - 103 on some days and then constant high 90s... i love the hear.. no rust whatsoever.

I do miss the rain.. only sprinkles like... once every 2 months

vasilaar · Post by **vasilaar** » June 22nd, 2006, 9:04 am

good luck man, at least you caught it in this stage.

u should see the underside of mine.

not only are the sills gone, but the rails are rotted too. i've got alot of work ahead of me... good thing i know some welders, otherwise it would be pretty damn costly.

colony · Post by **colony** » June 22nd, 2006, 12:03 pm

u should see mines
rocker panels are holed 10 inches long
and need welding
yours though are treatable
have them sandblasted!

SpikeDerailed · Post by **SpikeDerailed** » July 10th, 2006, 12:12 am

Thats the only thing I like about living in North Carolina(cause I didn't always live here) is that there is so little time during the year a car would be exposed to salt. You being from England I understand that your car is constantly exposed to salt(island).

alleycat29 · Post by **alleycat29** » July 13th, 2006, 2:26 pm

it always depends I think what year and crap with the mx3. I have owned 3 now and 2 had a [problem with rust underneath and one by the trunk and wheel wells.. depends if work was done before you got the car and what weather your car encounters...

fieromx3 · Post by **fieromx3** » July 13th, 2006, 4:25 pm

on my car under the doors on the bottom from front well to back well is all rusted out if u touch it its like rubber lol i mean the metal is no longer hard u can flex it and put holes in it...