Rusty holes in my boot T reg vitara 1.6

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Rusty holes in my boot T reg vitara 1.6

Post by woodbob » Sat Aug 21, 2021 12:42 pm

Hi all made a mistake with the date of mot thought I had a month+ but had 2 days left managed to get a pre mot done main fault both side of boot rusted through.
Can I weld these up from inside?
Are repair panels available?
Does any one know of a welder who can travel to Didcot rather than the purchase of a machine for 1 job.
How much of a job is this I'm an old (70) retired Maintenance fitter so can weld and use a hammer.
Finally they mentioned a bit of rust on chassis which may make my question academic will be looking later so may be back.
Thanks Robert.
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Re: Rusty holes in my boot T reg vitara 1.6

Post by Jordi » Sat Aug 21, 2021 6:14 pm

Main issue is its so close to the seat belt mount.

Ideally for a good job some work would need to be done from underneath.

For an MOT job it can be done from the inside to a suitable standard then just wire brushed and painted on the underside for protection.
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Re: Rusty holes in my boot T reg vitara 1.6

Post by woodbob » Sun Aug 22, 2021 12:18 pm

Thanks I was worried that it would need welding underneath as that is now beyond me, sat down welding is fine :lol:

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