Rusty Rear Arches

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Racer75
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Post Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:07 am

Hello All. back again with a rather rusty issue. I recently removed to carpet from the boot of my 1990 e30 318 only to find I could see through the inner arches right through to the road underneath. I hear this is a common problem but am not sure how to go about fixing it. The floor and strut housing area of the car only has minor surface rust so a quick rub down and paint will fix that. No photos unfortunately, will try to add some later.
Rtaylor2208
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Post Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:10 am

Your looking at cutting out and replacing with new inner arches (BMW Only) and then outer arches (imperial panels) being put in. Not a cheap job, but if you either give Boyd at Bavarian Retro a call or pop in as your pretty local he can give you a price as its not the first time he has done this repair.
Racer75
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Post Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:43 am

Thanks a lot Rtaylor2208. That really helps
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Post Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:23 am

Pics would be good... Pacer will be pleased.