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Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:43 am
by Dan_Veluwe
@Kdes.
I thought about that too : how expensive can a meter of profiled iron be..

Why not take it off and get is zinc plated and PVC-coated.. .. problem is it would have to stay on the carstand for some days
as the parts are treated...

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:16 pm
by davidd
why not buy a new one, get it treated properly and then send the bill to jag

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:24 pm
by Dan_Veluwe
@Davidd.

.. IS THERE A LAWYER IN THE HOUSE .. :mrgreen:

Maybe she/he can read up on the "guarantee on corrosion" the car has for 8/10/12 yrs..

Don't even know that..

Maybe it covers only the body. Then the discussion starts : what is part of the body.
You could argue : the construction that carries the engine, gearbox, wheels and occupants..

That its covered for rusting THROUGH.. ..until then, no dough..

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:47 pm
by gasgas
what a waste of time and money, unless you grit blast the item to remove all the bits of rust it will just grow back quite quickly.

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:30 pm
by basher
Had my 1st service today, and dealer cleaned & painted the cross brace FOC. Not sure what they used exactly but any additional protection had got to be better than none at all. Right?

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:40 pm
by jagman4666
after all the discussions on the state of the underneath of the f types, I believe jaguar will probably do nothing to help owners, so I went down the independent route and had my local car repair shop take all of the metal parts and braces that he could , got them sandblasted, powdered coated then, when back on the car, every thing was waxoiled including framework and nooks and crannies, cost £200 but well worth it for the peace of mindhttps://www.ftypeforums.co.uk/download/file.php ... ew&id=2396

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:10 pm
by Dan_Veluwe
Well done ! Did you spray waxoil on the 'blind' side of the bolts too [on top] ? That where water and salt gets in..

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:23 pm
by Alasdair63
Nice job on the metal work , I noticed on you picture did you have a oil leak diff ?

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:23 am
by Mrspoon
I've just bought my first F Type on Saturday. They said everything is fine with the car, even underneath. But. I guess now reading this I need to see for myself. Great 🙄

Re: Rusty rear cross brace

Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:20 pm
by JurassicF
jagman4666, I agree with Alasdair63's post. Looks like you may have weeping diff seals from that picture.