Wing Bottoms!

[theorganist]

I have just been under the Horizon as I plan to take it for an MOT in a couple of week. It looks solid, I think it has been waxoiled.

 

However.....both front wings are in a very poor state, they will need replacing as I think the are 30% filler and 30% rust. However that is an expense for the future, well certainly not 2014. The bottoms of the wings are pretty bad quite a lot of corrosion underneath the black underseal painted on. Can any MOT experts tell me what the implications are I assume the wings are considered to be part of the structure therefore would be considered an MOT failure if there was quite a lot of corrosion there!

 

I have attached some pictures of the area, there appears to be quite a chunk missing from the bottom corner of the offside wing!

 

[r.welfare]

If they are bolt on I cannot see how they would be considered part of the structure? Perhaps a bit of gaffer tape over the sharp edges will suffice for now.

[vulgalour]

I had holes in the bottom of the wings on the Princess in the same places.  I applied silver gaffer tape.  It was super effective.  I still failed the MoT, but not on the holes in the wings.

[theorganist]

Thanks both I am sure the Renault 14 had issues there and it didn't fail there come to think about it, just everywhere else!

[forddeliveryboy]

If the arches themselves are good and it's just the lower edge (and above) behind the wheel, there's nothing to stop you from welding or riveting a new section in. Shame to replace a whole wing just for a few square cm of rot near a mudflap. Of course, if it's rotten along all the edges then do the decent thing.

[theorganist]

Well the wings overall are pretty poor, there are various areas of filler and cracks, the rest of the car is decent. I think welding a new section in is certainly a good measure for now. Long term new wings will probably be needed as they are very tatty.