in car term, Whats " Not considered excessive ? " Should i act ?

1. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #1 13th July 2010, 11:58

   I have an MOT advisory that says, Offside Front (Floor) suspension mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive.
   
   2001 MK2 VTR in case you were wondering.
   
   Does that sound like it needs attention before it gets worse.. Can i even stop the rust, Or do you just treat it ?
   
   Thanks.
2. user_34323 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 ringwood Posts: 6305 suzuki swift 1.2 sz3

   #2 13th July 2010, 12:00

   sand the rust. buy some metal mesh, filler that in and get spraying
3. Royzx Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Whitchurch Shropshire Posts: 723 106 quiksilver 2002 Mk2 Icelandic Saxo VTR

   #3 13th July 2010, 12:00

   Needs the rust grinding back to solid metal then a plate welding in really mate

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4. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #4 13th July 2010, 12:03

   mmm ok thanks, I was just thinkin, How not excessive is " Not considered excessive....
   Is that a nice way of sayin your fucked in a couple of years.... lol
5. Stevo123 Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 Redcar Posts: 1971 2000 Posi Blue vtr

   #5 13th July 2010, 13:48

   Only way is to get down and have a look and poke about. Nothing is unsavable. All that changes is the cost and time involved.
   
   It may just be where idiots jack the car up on (that is not really a jacking point). This area has 2 or 3 rubber plugs in it and these places tend to rot out. Easy fix if thats the case fella.

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6. nuttysaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Kent Posts: 1184 Saxo Furio

   #6 13th July 2010, 17:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Carlvtr88 mmm ok thanks, I was just thinkin, How not excessive is " Not considered excessive.... Is that a nice way of sayin your fucked in a couple of years.... lol

   nothing is too far gone if you have the money to throw at it mate , though i doubt your cars that bad , give it all a washing down underneath , scrape off any old lose rust protection and get your brush out , if anything needs doing it won't cost you the earth as its not cosmetic work outside panels and spraying .... i paid 20 squid for a patch to my inner arch meets boot inc rustproofing
7. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #7 13th July 2010, 17:44

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by nuttysaxo nothing is too far gone if you have the money to throw at it mate , though i doubt your cars that bad , give it all a washing down underneath , scrape off any old lose rust protection and get your brush out , if anything needs doing it won't cost you the earth as its not cosmetic work outside panels and spraying .... i paid 20 squid for a patch to my inner arch meets boot inc rustproofing

   ah ok mate. Yeah i got some money to sort it ... the cars mint underneath and all over... lots of people said its a really solid VTR so i cant see it being that bad... the mot guy was a bit strict so to speak lol.
8. nuttysaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Kent Posts: 1184 Saxo Furio

   #8 13th July 2010, 18:38

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Carlvtr88 ah ok mate. Yeah i got some money to sort it ... the cars mint underneath and all over... lots of people said its a really solid VTR so i cant see it being that bad... the mot guy was a bit strict so to speak lol.

   in my opinion mate i think the mot stations are doing it on purpose so you'll go to them for work ! more money in their kitty !! lol
9. shannon6460 Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Swansea Posts: 426 Too many to list but all the Paxo related one's ar

   #9 13th July 2010, 23:06

   Get under it with a grinder take it down to bear metal and weld it. It will just keep rusting, the only way to stop rust is to cut it out. don't go putting filler on the chassis its just stupidity.
10. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #10 14th July 2010, 07:57

    wash it, metal brush it, sand it, clean it again, hammerite it. It's easy, just need a bit of time
11. dt_ Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Huddersfield Posts: 393 Zx volcane td Peugeot 205 1600 auto

    #11 14th July 2010, 10:55

    at least now youve got a year to sort it rather than the two week period before a retest. get it done before the salty roads in winter make it any worse
12. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

    #12 14th July 2010, 18:15

    Well... Update.... the advisory was from last year you see... I was just concerned.
    
    Today i had this years MOT... and very funnily enough.. Not one advisory and a pass.
    Someone was pulling me dongle me thinks Think Nuttysaxo was absolutely spot on.