Bulk head or not?

Does this mean a new bulk head?

What’s the outside like? Look behind the windscreen to bulkhead bracket.
Also check the flap vents for rot.

You can get weld in parts from YRM

That looks like water getting through the bolts or even leaking inside onto the bolts.

Sorry forgot, welcome to the forum.

Anaconda said:

Sorry forgot, welcome to the forum.

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Thanks. New here, not experienced with forums ha ha. I’ve bought this LR90 TD5 and all good except for this rust around frame where top door latch is fixed and those bolts. Looks ok on the outside. A friend of mine says it could be entire bulk head issue so freaking out a bit

Post up a picture of that area from the outside.
I would take the bulkhead block off, fill the hollow cavity on the block with pu sealer, fit a new gasket and bolt it back on.

The outside nearside shows less bubbling than the drivers side, the rusty bits are within the offside. Thanks

It doesn't mean a new bulkhead is required, but it does need some attention..

Heres what I would do.
I'd remove the grab handle and the wiper motor cover.
I'd remove the cover over the door strap.
I'd remove the internal plastic cover on the A pillar and the carpets from the footwell.

Now we can see if there is any rust damage in the footwells in the corners near the A pillar and near the gear tunnel.
If there is, attack these areas with a wire brush, coat liberally with a 'rust eater' of your choice,
Back to those bolts. The are holding the windscreen frame onto the bulkhead. The bolts are part of (what looks like) the hinge on the outside.
You can loosen these and 'carefully' remove the hinge by pulling it away from the front.
There is a shaped stengthening plate on the inside.
You will see that the through holes are larger than the bolts ...

Clean it and the internal area up and apply copius amounts of the rust eater nto the holes.
Once dry (next day) paint wih a primer.
Fit a new gasket to the hinge with some sealant (I use Hylomar blue) and the liberally coat the bolts with silicone or RTV sealant, so much that when your put the hinge back in it pushes the sealant though the holes to inside (proper messy).
Tighten it up, clean off the excess silicone and paint.

You need to let the rust eater do it's job and dry thouroughly - it takes at least 12 hours ....

I use this as a rust eater, there are others available.


Here's the whole thing - you probably don't need all of this....

thank you for taking the time to answer.. very helpful