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joojar

Active Member

• Jun 3, 2017

• #1

Does anyone sell repair sections, or do I just bite the bullet and get a whole new wing? Bit at the bottom next to driver's door is bubblin "nicely"...

 

Bobdog

Well-Known Member

• Jun 3, 2017

• #2

joojar said:

Does anyone sell repair sections, or do I just bite the bullet and get a whole new wing? Bit at the bottom next to driver's door is bubblin "nicely"...
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You want a whole new wing over that little bit of bubbling? Its only a bit of aluminium corrosion, perfectly normal for discos. If it bothers you that much, remove the arch trim, sand it back smooth and re-spray with a tin from halfords. Probably only take half an hour and a much cheaper option than a whole new wing.

 

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joojar

Active Member

• Jun 3, 2017

• #3

Bobdog said:

Its only a bit of aluminium corrosion

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Ah, that makes a difference - some reason I had it in me head they changed to steel for wings on D2. Ali corrosion, yeah not bovved

 

Bobdog

Well-Known Member

• Jun 3, 2017

• #4

joojar said:

Ah, that makes a difference - some reason I had it in me head they changed to steel for wings on D2. Ali corrosion, yeah not bovved

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The doors and roof are steel, the rest (externally) is ali. The rear corner sections where the light clusters are, are made of plastic i think.

 

Disco1BFG

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Full Member

• Jun 3, 2017

• #5

Ali corrosion will spread unless treated - and it needs treating properly with an etch primer immediately after cleaning back to bare metal - easy to take the wing off and do it properly IMHO...