Hole in boot floor

b3nc123 · Dec 17, 2012

Hey,

Just pulled back the carpets to give the Disco a quick hover and ended up poking the flippin nozel right though a rust patch in the top right hand corner (looking from the back of the car). Wondered if there were any quick remedies or will it have to be a full panel replacement? The hole is on the boot panel but its right next to where it joins up to the next panel (under the back seats). Will upload some photos soon as!

Ben

disco147 · Dec 17, 2012

hard to say without looking at pictures, you may be able to patch it.

All depends on how bad it is as to whether its just gonna be a bodge patching.

Bump · Dec 17, 2012

use silicon sealant...

Least that's what the previous owner to mine did... and he got an MOT on it! (along with it missing sills, rear cross member, seat belt bits in the back, no fogs, well, the list goes on... maybe that says more about the mot station than the use of silicon sealant in replacement for metal.)

b3nc123 · Dec 17, 2012

heres some pictures of the offending cancer..

whats the diagnosis?

Ben

JoelC · Dec 17, 2012

I'd just get it done now, if the tin worm has set it it will only get worse, you may as well fix it and know its not going to bite you in the ass.

I'd check under those wheelarch covers also, the floor sides might need doing also if its bad

robint · Dec 17, 2012

i cant see no holes ! just plenty of suface rust ..............

b3nc123 · Dec 17, 2012

robint said:
i cant see no holes ! just plenty of suface rust ..............

In the second picture that dark suspect worm looking thing is in fact a hole. i can see my drive through the it

robint · Dec 17, 2012

b3nc123 said:
In the second picture that dark suspect worm looking thing is in fact a hole. i can see my drive through the it

i would just scrape all the crap off weld plates where appropiate and paint with some hammerite or simular and worry about it next year

b3nc123 · Dec 17, 2012

Right then, plan for tomorrow is to see what i'm really dealing with. get the back seats out and cover the drive in rust

Good job i'm off untill the 6th now!

thebiglad · Dec 17, 2012

I would in a new boot floor now, whilst the side panels are not too ****ed.

A boot floor panel is about £50 plus anything else you need, once the old floor is out.

Buy a spot-weld remover drill bit and drill out the welds, then you can lift out the panel.

robint · Dec 17, 2012

thebiglad said:
Buy a spot-welder .

perhapes he cant warrent the cost of one for 1 job

thebiglad · Dec 17, 2012

robint said:
perhaps he cant warrant the cost of one for 1 job

"a spot-weld remover drill-bit"

b3nc123 · Dec 17, 2012

Does anyone know where i can purchase a decent/cheap boot floor panel? Quick search on ebay is saying 65quid inc p&p don't really know if this is a decent price though. Cheers for the advice though guys.

JoelC · Dec 17, 2012

Mr Noisey used a sheet of chequerplate, which I think I might copy. A lot cheaper.

If you want to go authentic, I think the only one to avoid is britpart, apparently they are a little on the thin side.

thebiglad · Dec 17, 2012

b3nc123 said:
Does anyone know where i can purchase a decent/cheap boot floor panel? Quick search on ebay is saying 65quid inc p&p don't really know if this is a decent price though. Cheers for the advice though guys.

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