E30 Zone

I have discovered a slight rust problem on my sport.

As you can see from the pic below it kinda needs sorting soon.

Can you still get hold of complete rear panels and if so what kind of money are we looking at? Are the boot seals still available?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

ouch that looks pretty bad....

u can get panels yes... ian332isport is currently having all his done.. as is demlotcrew, they can let u know regarding prices...

i recommend u remove the rest of the kit and check the extent of the problem as u could possibly be wasting ure money on a lost cause if u go through with the rear panel work..

check sills, floorpan, arches, inner arches... and scuttle panel

hth
Karan

Yeah I know it looks bad.

The scuttle is fine, rear arches need minor repair only very slight problem, my next job is to remove the kit to check the rest but don't think there is a major problem there.

Cheers.

i thought mine was mint under the kit too, but it wasnt, and my car looks like this from the outside:



the kits trap loads of crap.... as many of us on here have found out, just advising u to check it out first

Karan

I hear what your saying . I really hope it is not too bad.

will take the kit off tomorrow and get back to you, cheers for your help.

Complete rear panel is still available from the dealer, and is priced ar circa Ԛ£140.

Hey guys

Have had most of the kit off and there is no problem with rust under it.
however couldn't get the side skirts off is there a nack to getting these off?

Also was thinking about replacing the bad part. Would it be feasable to just cut out the top section of the rear panel and replace it with a section from another car, rather than replacing the full panel.

i hope i can get this sorted else i'll be

Thing is mate, if you get it done at a bodyshop for you, it might just be worth buying a new rear pannel and geting it done like that, they might charge just as much + to cut out the old parts, get new parts, weld them up then spray them.