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Title: wheel arch rebuild
Post by: dubslug on 08 December 2003, 17:42: help i need to do it, took off my plastic arch cover to find lots of holes rust and part of the arch missing. best way to fix it????
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: Blue MK2 on 08 December 2003, 17:59: this post will probably help me out too.

I cliped the crub infront of my drive and the wheel arch came off >:( proved my car was too low.
Looked under it and it has out of shape rust holes where the pop rivets used to be.

best way to sort this problem out is to grind the rust holes back using a grinder. Get all the rust off then body filler etc etc.
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 08 December 2003, 18:18: My old T plate Mk1 had that problem. I purchased an outer metal arch repair plate for each side. I cut out all the old rusty metal back to good metal, cut the repair plates to shape and welded them in. Then it was a small amount of filling and making good and spraying back up............looked as good as new. Repair plates weren't too expensive either and I'm sure you'll find them available for the Mk2.
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 08 December 2003, 18:19: I might even have some pics somewhere.........I could try digging them out if you're interested?
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: dubslug on 08 December 2003, 22:14: rich if u can find pics it would help, cheers
also the sill on that side needs replacing is this expensive to do??
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: Dizzie on 08 December 2003, 23:37: or just cut off all the lip at the top and use some sikaflex to hold the top to the body ;D
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 09 December 2003, 01:01: Quote from: dubslug on 08 December 2003, 22:14
rich if u can find pics it would help, cheers
also the sill on that side needs replacing is this expensive to do??

Much the same, only sills are easier...........I'll see what pics I can find....
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: dubslug on 11 December 2003, 19:41: any joy with some pics rich as my arch looks bad with mess and filler lol
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 11 December 2003, 20:37: Damn..........sorry forgot all about the pics.....on the case now :-[
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 13 December 2003, 13:53: Ok, finally found the pics.......I took them in 1991 so it took a while to find them.
Kids Christmas party this afternoon but if I get a chance I'll post them early this evening.
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: dubslug on 15 December 2003, 15:43: rich help please its got its mot next month
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 15 December 2003, 16:35: Sorry mate, wasn't sure if you were still after the pics or not.......too be honest, I'm not sure they'll help you much, but here they are anyway:-

o/s rear arch, cutting out the damage:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archa.jpg)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archb.JPG)

Bit of a jump here.......for some reason missed out the welding on and making good bit. Excuse the use of blue paint, I had a whole tin of it that I used to help find any imperfections. As you can see, decided to repair the fuel filler whilst I was at it:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archc.JPG)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archd.jpg)

This was the o/s ready to spray up in the correct colour:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/arche.JPG)

Now the n/s with damage cut out:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archg.jpg)

This one might help you a bit........this is with the new arch welded in and I'm making good:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/arch/archf.jpg)
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 15 December 2003, 16:49: Now check out what Hazel did to the car about 5 years later:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/golfdamage/damage1.JPG)

Check out the angle of the rear wheel:-

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/golfdamage/damage2.jpg)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/golfdamage/damage3.jpg)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/golfgti/genpics/golfdamage/damage4.JPG)
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: dubslug on 17 December 2003, 17:07: cheers for the pics, now i no i should just scrap the car, looks to hard for me to do plus i got the o/s sill to replace too. how much should this little lot cost to do roughly??
anyone???
cheers again rich
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: richandhazel on 18 December 2003, 01:15: If you're only going to scrap it then why not give it a go........nothing to lose and possibly lots to gain, if nothing else.........experience.

Before you do though........check over the rest of the car and make sure there is nothing else that would render it all beyond economical repair. Wheel arches and outer sills alone are not a reason to scrap a car, in my opinion.

Sills from Eurocarparts are around ?10
Wheel arch repair plates look to be around a tenner each too.
Title: Re:wheel arch rebuild
Post by: modulater on 18 December 2003, 20:56: I remember veng used to be top darts for repair panels, I dont think they exist anymore though.