My Cars: 1999 Xsara LX 2.0HDI (90) Hatch - Fern 2002 C5 2.0 HDI (110) Estate - Jasmine - SORN 2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD 2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement 1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - SORN 1992 TZD Turbo Estate - SORN 1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN 1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped 2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car 1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014 1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN 1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
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Postby MULLEY »
One side on mine was just a ballpoint pen sized hole, the other side was approx a golf ball shaped hole. Luckily for me it hadn't progressed into the sill area, that might have spelt disaster. I didn't take any before & after piccies i'm afraid, but will post up some completed ones to show with a bit of care, some skill & patience how good a home-made repair can be.
I'm actually looking forward to having a go at the other bits on my car & getting some feedback from Paul296 on how well or where i can improve
Promise to take some piccies from start to finish to hopefully give other novices like me some hope that these types of jobs with a bit of advice/help from the more gifted members in the club can be learnt & a good quality of workmanship can be done at minimal cost.
2002 C5 2.0 HDI Estate - Jasmine - Now SORN
2011 Mini Cooper D Clubman - SOLD
2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
1992 TZD Turbo - Bluebell - My daily
1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired.
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN
I had this fun and games last year with my inner wings. Bought myself a little 150A MIG welder and cracked on. The finished job looked awful through lack of planning and prepwork (it was cold and I REALLY didn't want to be doing it!) but it's solid. I've got plans in my head to strip the front of the car down completely and start rebuilding doing a slower, proper job (in a heated garage too!)
