Leebo3 Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Just for all the escort owners out there, could you please tell me where your car is rusting (thats if it has any). I seem to have alot in the spare wheel part and both the drivers and passengers floor, is this common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atropine Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 theyre pretty common areas for any car.. ummm havent seen any of my escorts up closelately to think about it.. and theyre mostly devoid of rust atm.. check out my panelvan project for a escort with a bit of rust.. nothing compared to some but still quite a bit here and there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toucan Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Wheel well is common. Lift your front carpet and check your firewall, I have seen ad rust there. Otherwise all the usual places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WESTCORT Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 sills, door sills, wheel well are the common ones.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Bro's old 1300GT had it front guards above headlights, bit in the sills, and had some in the floorpan when he sold it. wasnt too bad, he had a sport that had quite a bit in the rear arches/spare wheel well My MK1 was perfectly rust free, not a spot on it..... bought for $300, sold for $250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esky boi Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Yea, rust in the spare wheel well is a bit of a problem on eskys. I think the water must get in through those vents just behind the rear windows, mine used to, but I sealed it all up and it seems to be sweet now. And yea, bottom of the doors is another place too, and the firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_days_late Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 theres a little plastic or rubber plug in the bottom of the spare wheel well. you can just pull it out and leave it out then water doesnt build up in there, so it prevents rust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Common place on two doors is behind the rear quarter windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Demonmk2 Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 i removed my carpet and al lthe bung's on the floor and it reveld some patchs been coverd up to hide rust in the fire wall :S nasty shit and i had rust on the spare wheel place near the bung :F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esky boi Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 But if you take the bungs out, then that'll let water in like from roadspray n shit Ive found that where the water actually collects isnt really around the bungs, its actually just infront of them where the wheelarch meets the boot floor, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Mk1 Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Lmao @ Bung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I used to find that the spare tyre well, on a MK2 the rear pillar and on a mk1 the floor pan beside the drivers right foot and otherside respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest escort_boy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 the only rust i found in my car was in the lil air vents behind the rear passengers door, other than that i havntg seen anything else. the spare wheel well is all good, sills are good and around the boot join is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Demonmk2 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 But if you take the bungs out, then that'll let water in like from roadspray n shit Ive found that where the water actually collects isnt really around the bungs, its actually just infront of them where the wheelarch meets the boot floor, you know? nah i got rubber matts and shit so it jsut drains ou tbut doesnt cum back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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