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Chris
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:58 pm

Could i please suggest you have a look under the rubber tailgate seal?

I just did and i'm not all that happy with what i found...

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Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:59 pm

8O scunner!
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choppa7
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:06 pm

oooh crap dude 8O

checking mine tomorrow
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:34 pm

:eek: :eek:

Frightened to look at mine now! :(

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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:35 pm

EEeeekkk!!!

Don't think I want to look. 8O
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:37 pm

Looks nasty, will check mine soon
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:37 pm

Don't even want to look there(think its ok tho)

Got too many other things to do to the bloody thing without having to worry about some thing else
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:01 pm

will look in the morning :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:02 pm

:eek: :eek:
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:03 pm

ouch-you have my sympathies! i'll check both mine in the morning :?
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Brianmoooore
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:04 pm

Ten tourings, and not one with the slightest bit of rust there!
Up where the number plate lights are is another matter!
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Simon13
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:25 pm

i'm not worried it's only a bolt on panel, mine is uber milege and ok as is my spare tailgate
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Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:36 pm

it's the rear panel in the pictures not the tailgate
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 12:58 am

i love you brian you are the king of council rust mine aint got no rust there either lol :rock:
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Chris
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:29 am

Mmmm, suggestions?

Is simon right? is it a bolt on panel? :hopeful:

If not i'll clean it up. I suppose just cut back to good metal as it is an unseen panel.?

I guess that what you get for having an E30 that spent the last 15years parked on the seafront all day. :cry:
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:32 am

15 years on the see front!! Not bad going. I had a Starion that was 2 owners and 60k miles, but about the only bit that wasn't rusty was the glass. That was only 8 years on the seafront.

Salt, you gotta love it! :cry:
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:06 am

MIne's minty fresh. But the tail gate it self is a bit on the rusty side...
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:25 am

Mines all lovely :D
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:30 am

yaaay i got got no rust on mine either
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:49 am

mines all good no rust full stop
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:40 am

my bad! bit too much to drink last night, my vision has failed me!

Mine has a bit there too, but it's not like that!
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 10:02 am

i had a bit there too :(

got it sorted before the respray
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Chris
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:26 pm

Hmm i guess i'm just special hey?

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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murran
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:34 pm

had a gander at mine, its just starting to creep in! tho it probably looks like yours did 10 years ago.
anyhoo, im in the market for a good tailgate in lachs silver?? anyone?? its going at the bottom corners, and under the bottom edge of the window. ive had it painted bout 4 months ago, but its coming back under the paint!! :cry:
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andye30nut
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:40 pm

il check mine tomorrow shouldnt be 2 bad as there is very little rust on ine i hope.
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:43 pm

mine is relatively good. a few rust stains from teeeeeny sport but nowt else.
i'd hazzard a guess it's been replaced at some stage. repairs always rust out first. it may have been more than a decade ago though...
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Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:48 pm

Mine has very minor scabby rust on the panel, just about to respray the panel though...
I've even got a new rubber seal for the thing I bought about 2 weeks ago...
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:05 pm

Just checked mine and about 2" resembles a Cadburys flake, but a bit more edible. The rest is good thankfully.....
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:45 pm

You will be suprised how much rust you will find on some of these cars when you start poking them with chisels and screwdrivers :!:
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:49 pm

junkjimmy wrote:You will be suprised how much rust you will find on some of these cars when you start poking them with chisels and screwdrivers :!:
dont poke with chisels and screwdrivers. ignorance is bliss :D
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Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:05 pm

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Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:31 pm

After seeing this post I checked my '89 320 and all was O.K. Went to buy another Touring on Sat, I gave it a good check but thankfully all was O.K. ('93 316)
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:49 am

Mine is minty fresh.
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choppa7
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:46 am

Checked mine yesterday, bit of surface stuff on the lip but nothing to worry about in the next few days, will sort it with the rest of the bodywork
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Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:29 am

munky30 wrote:Mine is minty fresh.
ahahahahaha even rust doesnt want to be in/on your car :P :D

OT-I've still not checked either of mine :?
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