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BATTS91
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:36 pm

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All the build threads ive seen , never have i seen rust here .

Thoughts people .
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:39 pm

My thoughts are that as they get older, you'll find in more and more places.
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:40 pm

Where is that on the car
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:45 pm

Under back seat. The other side if that is the bracket that holds the flexis/brake pipes on.

More common than you think. I have seen it here often.
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:45 pm

Rear bench.

Both sides of my car went there.
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:48 pm

I don't think the Touring has that?
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BATTS91
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:38 pm

Yes this is under the rear bench on drivers side .
Passenger side was fine .

Personally never seen it there as i say .

Thats a very good point B7 , as they get older . E30's dont rust as bad as similar year fords ect tho which is good.
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Post Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:41 pm

TPS wrote:I don't think the Touring has that?
Think mine may have been covered by sound deadening so wasnt seen , i only noticed it the other day when thorough scraping little bits off .
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Post Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:05 am

We had a touring with a bigger hole than that there, about 4 years ago :D
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Post Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:26 am

Doesnt look too bad, lucky you spotted it now and not latter
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Post Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:00 am

i had a touring 4 yrs ago an L reg one and it had x4 different rot holes under the rear seat ,maybe due to condensation off the top of the tank ?
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Post Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:23 pm

On my blue shell I was nearly able to pull the tank clean of, needed a slight cut for the brackets to let go.

There's stuff welded on the other side that starts the rotting
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