MACKAZ Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 toyota experts..... where to look apart from outside shizz. Like do the pillars rust etc.??? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drftnmaz Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 roof/gutters is the worst... and in the front behind the door hindges, i.e take the speaker kick panels out inside the car and put your hand up there and you'll find some rust. sills and wheel arches, and around the filler cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vai-Man Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Check the boot hinges as well i had a few rust there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I have circled the most common places they rust: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Yeah, dude. If you get one, be sure to check your neighbours letterbox for rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 at phil and at old man southern too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 2 door wagons often rust out the wheel arches where it joins the floor, so with a solid kick you could probably remove the entire arch/mini tub the car. Also under the window seals in the rear side windows, or under the rubber seal for the hatch. The hatch itself usually rusts around the glass as well, pretty much where ever there is a rubber seal they'll rust, they work fantastically as water traps. Right rear doors seem to rust more than the others too for some bizarre reason. Also the aforementioned wiper tray rust, which will often lead to the floor by the drivers and passengers feet rusting out. Top of the C pillars on sedans rust too, wagons dont seem as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 They get it pretty bad everywhere. Did anyone see that fair go flash back? They had a DX rolla wags that was only a few years old. It was rusty as FUCK! The story went that when the cars came in from japan they failer to remove all the protective oil from the shells before painting. Hence good old tin worm set in and they all rusted into oblivion. I wouldn't own another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 I heard the reason why KE70's rust is because they were bought into NZ CKD and left to the elements in Thames waitng for sales to pick up - when they finally did about 3 years after they arrived they finally started assembling semi rusty bodies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Nah, was simply the later model bodies had better rust protection than the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I heard the reason why KE70's rust is because they were bought into NZ CKD and left to the elements in Thames waitng for sales to pick up - when they finally did about 3 years after they arrived they finally started assembling semi rusty bodies.. That is quite a feasible suggestion... it's quite possible the NZ public just was not ready for the kind of innovative, dynamic styling offered by the breathtaking new KE70 Corolla therefore early demand did not meet expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACKAZ Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Awesome guys. Saw one old woman driving, bailed her uo. 100k original paint, surface rust on front bumper, mint otherwise. The answer, "Im not selling Gertude Bought her brand new in 1985" DANG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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