Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2001 09:29:01 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Classic 900, rusty bonnet (or hood if your in the USA)
While others say it is common, my '86 hood or bonnet only had spots of rust on front where the rock would chip the paint. My '90 has no rust on the hood. I live in the US, could this be an English problem or a problem with the '93 models? Matthew Crump wrote: > I own a 1993 classic 900SE. > > I have recently noticed some rust on the outside of the bonnet, on the > driver's side at the extreme edge of the bonnet near to the driver's door. > > On closer inspection inside the bonnet I found that the rust is very bad all > along the small lip that runs up the inside of the edge and that the rust > had spread through to the outside. > > I have investigated the possibility of a repair only to be recommended to > get a replacement bonnet as a guaranteed permanent repair is no longer > possible. > > I have also been told that this is a very common problem with bonnets on the > classic 900 and that it is likely to happen when the car is over 4 years > old. > > I have managed to locate some suppliers of second hand bonnets for around > £100+VAT, further to this a respray is another £150+VAT, overall an fairly > expensive job. > > Has anyone else experienced this and, if so, do you have any good tips for a > more permanent solution ?. > > Thanks, > Matthew.