Rust

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:39 am

Do 480's rust really easily? My bf says they do and its very rare to get one with without any rust, especially since I live right next to the sea. is this true?

Mine is an 1988 but has not got a spot of rust on it.... its been over with a fine toothcomb. The wheel arches are purr-fect

Do the newer models rust as bad as what the older ones are supposed too?

oooooooh dear i think there is gonna be an incident involving my car getting a bit wet inside ............... my road is kind of flooding

its bound to get rusty now especially with the sea salt

Daniel480 · Post by **Daniel480** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:56 am

Hi,

they can rust as much es every other car.

Salt is a big problem,but if the car was washed every week in wintertime thats no problem.

480 rust places:

-wheel arches , a known problem i think

-inside of the trunk,look at the pic. here the rust comes from the outside !

- the upper a-style,in the corner where the frontwindow is

Keep them clean,remove the salt. I think a 17 year old car should be allowed tu rust.
IÂ´ve seen them without rust,and iÂ´ve seen GTÂ´s with rust.

Dan

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kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:03 pm

whats a gt?

MatBat · Post by **MatBat** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:06 pm

kirsty_2003 wrote:whats a gt?

A limited Edition 480

kirsty_2003 · Post by **kirsty_2003** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:10 pm

oh.....

Ettore Bugatti · Post by **Ettore Bugatti** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 2:06 pm

Very hard to notice the rust behind the wheelarches. Too much plastics in the way to see it.
This looks easy too weld?
Could someone give some experience on this?

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 3:41 pm

kirsty_2003 wrote:whats a gt?

GT stand for Grand Touring. GT is a tag reserved for the more luxurious versions. GT's had lots of options as standard

kingrichy · Post by **kingrichy** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 5:26 pm

My 1988 has just 1 spot on the outside, lh wheelarch.
But on the inside hiding in corners it has several spot`s.
Just started working on the back-side of the car.
-under the rearwindow seal the metal was completly gone in several places.
-Behind the rear-light`s there was much rust.
-Along the hole backside of the car from left to right where two panels
are joint to much to.
For now i just cleaned everything and welded some plates under the windowseal, the rest i sealed with some kit.
Sould be dry inside, for the time being.
Think i`m going to get some new body-panels in the summer.