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Is their such a thing? Or what is this Peugoet arch tale I just smelt a whif of?

I set at tackling the dreaded tin worm on the rear arches of our Milly today, and after a little wire brushing the problem soon looked muuuuch worse than I hoped it would! Its gone through, heavily... Theirs a hole around the arch leading into the car, about 1 foot long yet narrow. So it needs a new arch or lip welding in and the old rusty metal cutting out, but where can I get hold of such a panel?

I guess this could have been asked a gazillion times, so I put it under noobs Couldnt find much myself with the search though

Cheers

[FlashBastd]

http://www.pumapeopl...showtopic=99469

Someone on a different forum is getting some fitted later this month, I am hoping to get mine fitted before too long also.

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FlashBastd, on 03 May 2010 - 09:08 PM, said:

http://www.pumapeopl...showtopic=99469

Someone on a different forum is getting some fitted later this month, I am hoping to get mine fitted before too long also.

Thanks for that. Have you got any further with the fitting of yours then? I noticed the last post on the thread was a fair while ago thats all.

Sounds like your quite local to us, from Wakefield here

[FlashBastd]

Yup, not far away at all!

I am hoping to get mine in later this month or possibly early next, my local body man didn't think fitting them would be a problem, so fingers crossed.

The oily bits are more of a priority atm, hoping to get a FRP LSD'd 'box in soon, which is more exciting that a tiny bit of rot!

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So is this the only panel available to do this repair?

Did I read somewhere on here that a Peugoet arch could be used?

What about buying the full 1/4 panel and cutting that down to suit the repair, or is this a very expensive option? Again I dont know if a full panel is available to buy tbh

[FlashBastd]

You can use the front arch from a standard 206, using the opposite side to that on the Puma.

There are no genuine Ford repair panels, and while I assume rear quarters are still available, that sounds like a very expensive option.

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Just had a quote on this repair, new metal work making to suit, cutting rusty metal out, painting and blending in the colour etc... £300.. For both sides!

Thats what her indoors thinks they said anyway, I think I need to check that one

[FlashBastd]

Wow, that is quite a deal!

The guy near me said he normally charges £300 / arch.

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Which is more inline with what I was expecting. If its right I'll get him onto it pronto!

He said it would involve 'painting both sides' too, superb, it'll be like a new 'un!

[FlashBastd]

If you can, just have him paint upto the body line, masking around the windows easily looks awful.

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FlashBastd, on 06 May 2010 - 11:56 AM, said:

...masking around the windows easily looks awful.

It is, you need to be a pro body shop to do it!