Oh dear the rot is setting in !!!!!

[dude]

This is the third car we have had like this now, MOT failiure as well:(

[mellonman]

probablely radiators leaking keeping them wet, easy job to do and would pick up the car very cheap as a mot fail

[dude]

I think a leaking rad for long enough to keep that wet would prob be impossible, especially as anti freeze is anti corrosive, its purely road dirt and crud sitting there, still worth looking for when buying as its rad and AC out and make a new X member from scratch then weld it in.

Edited September 15, 2011 by dude (see edit history)

[barneybrendan]

only more to come as they get older and cheaper.

[mellonman]

i got one from keron give him a try before you make a new one might save you some time

[Jamesy]

quick spray of WD40 and jobs a good'un

[The Raven]

Bit of news paper, filler and hammerite

[Shane]

I bought a silver NA a couple of years ago, foolishly in the dark, and when I had a proper look in daylight it was a mess underneath, very much like the one in your photos. It looked great on the top and had a bit of MOT left so I was able to out it pretty quick and didnt really lose on it, but I guess any car of this age in the UK exposed to salt and suger mix from the roads during our winters are going to start to go this way. Something for perspective buyer to be a bit more vigilant about than before now maybe.

[pedrosixfour]

I really do love my rust free shell!

 

Probably a shame to do what I've done to it!

[Josh]

Maybe EvinX is on to something..

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[Havard]

This is the benefit of buying a fresh import. My Supe at 14 years old looks like my Audi at 18 months old underneath.

 

H.

[Shane]

This is the benefit of buying a fresh import. My Supe at 14 years old looks like my Audi at 18 months old underneath.

 

H.

 

Have to agree with that, both my old red NA and the TT I have now are like new on the underside. But sadly my tailgate has just started to leak rusty water around the normal place on the widow seal.

[Dnk]

Im pretty sure you can buy the cross member from Toyota and other internet parts suppliers.

 

I caught mine when i did the valve stem seals as we took the a/c rad and water rad out and i spotted

some surface corrosion which was easily rectified and nothing like the pics above.

 

My cars been in the UK all its life and only had a couple of small areas of surface rust on the

cross member and has no rust anywhere else

 

 

I just checked and the cross member is available from Toyota for approx £65 + vat

Edited September 15, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history)

[djg99]

Think mine was around £60 from mr t when I had to replace it, I remember it being a pita to get out :-( and that was with the

Whole engine and everything out lol

[Chris Wilson]

I have a feeling it's all the sodden leaves, fag ends and general detritus that packs down low in front of the rad that causes this particular rot, but they are elderly cars now, and all but fresh imports have probably seen plenty of salt. I see some real rot box UK cars nowadays

[keron]

i do see a lot like that now. i do keep them in stock as its a common thing now. usually the uk cars are the worst but have seen some japs do the same. its the panel that takes the most stick as its at the front so is exposed to everything!

[dude]

i do see a lot like that now. i do keep them in stock as its a common thing now. usually the uk cars are the worst but have seen some japs do the same. its the panel that takes the most stick as its at the front so is exposed to everything!

 

Ill bear that in mind but its relativly simple to fold one up out of sheet steel and we needed one asap.

[jim]

Not the same but related, mine's a facelift import that was brought into the country in 2000 and I've got rust appearing in two separate areas on the passenger side wing and door. It's next to be sorted, I've a second hand door ready to go on and will buy the wing new from Toyota rather than grinding it out and welding/filling it.

[keron]

i see rust on the bottom of the doors sometimes usually when they have been rubbing on side skirts.

but never on front wings...unless they have been knocked before and repainted...?

[letmeshowyou]

Surely a bit of Tcut would sort that

[evinX]

Surely a bit of Tcut would sort that

 

ermmmm, i dont think so. Hammerite will!

[Bailey.]

That's shocking, it has probably been a daily since being in the uk, Like H said mine is almost like new, like myself the guy before me' never drove it in the wet and only used it as a weekend car.

[Tyson]

Does having your car undersealed prevent this?

[mike33]

As soon as i got mine i had it jacked up wheels off and wax oiled everything underneath and the wheel arches. It then goes to a black finish that kills and prevents rust. It is a god send. It is a must for inported cars.

[Stephendjb]

Does having your car undersealed prevent this?

As long as it's done before it starts to rust, yes.