Wheel arch paint bubbling repair cost?

Duke · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:19

Hi all,

See pic below, any idea of rough cost to have this repaired? Its on a S2000 I'm going to look at. I'm guessing it would need to be sanded back, filled and sprayed to blend in by a body shop?

Anything else worth checking apart from the usual on these?

Thanks

LizardKing · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:30

Hmmn, that does not look good!
Honda's like to rust from the inside out, if you take that back you may find a lot more rust.

Anyhow, cost me ~£500 an arch on my Prelude from a well renowned Merc paint shop, and the rust still came back in a year and a half.

To truly get rid of that i'd say its new arches time.

Princey · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:36

Won't your anti corrosion warranty cover this is its happened from underneath the paint rather than caused by external damage?

Fr0dders · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:36

how old is the car ?

Most modern cars have a corrosion warranty of 8 years or so ? Not sure what Honda's is. If you've never had bodywork done by a non honda approved garage it might be worth a shot.

*edit* beaten like a ginger stepchild

DM · 9 Apr 2011 at 12:46

MrLOL said:
how old is the car ?

Most modern cars have a corrosion warranty of 8 years or so ? Not sure what Honda's is. If you've never had bodywork done by a non honda approved garage it might be worth a shot.

*edit* beaten like a ginger stepchild

GINGER!

-Ad- · 9 Apr 2011 at 13:00

To do it properly on both sides I would say £500.

My arches on the DC2 cost that amount to grind back and see the extent, then cut out the offending metal, re-weld and spray over.

Do it properly or it WILL come back a bit of sanding and spraying over will be a stupid idea tbh.

Duke · 9 Apr 2011 at 13:05

Its a 2001 so don't think it would be covered by that. Just looking online generally and it looks Hondas do suffer quite a bit from having poor paint.

-Ad- said:
To do it properly on both sides I would say £500.

As in, repair the inside of the arch as well do you mean?

zipp0r · 9 Apr 2011 at 16:46

urm, that will need chopping out and a new arch welding in, filling it would be a bodge, its rotted from inside out chances are the other side has started doing the same too.

zipp0r · 9 Apr 2011 at 16:47

Its on a S2000 I'm going to look at <-- might want to not consider that car!

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2011 at 16:55

zipp0r said:
Its on a S2000 I'm going to look at <-- might want to not consider that car!

Good idea, lets walk away from every 10 year old car with a bit of arch rust.

atpbx · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:20

I've just a bought a 10 year old Honda, a nice little 2002 1.6 SE executive Civic with 74k on it for £1100.

Everything works as well.
I dont know where I keep going wrong when I am buying cars to be honest, I never seem to end up with a 15 year old BMW with a 150k on it or something 2k over priced.

*edit*

Years MOT and 6 months tax on it too.

Duke · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:21

[TW]Fox;18866490 said:
Good idea, lets walk away from every 10 year old car with a bit of arch rust.

Exactly - I just want to quantify the cost, so I can take it into consideration and will find out from looking at a few whether others have the same issues.

atpbx said:
I've just a bought a 10 year old Honda, a nice little 1.6 SE executive Civic with 74k on it for £1100.

Everything works as well.
I dont know where I keep going wrong when I am buying cars to be honest, I never seem to end up with a 15 year old BMW with a 150k on it or something 2k over priced.

*edit*

Years MOT and 6 months tax on it too.

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:23

atpbx said:
I've just a bought a 10 year old Honda, a nice little 2002 1.6 SE executive Civic with 74k on it for £1100.

Everything works as well.
I dont know where I keep going wrong when I am buying cars to be honest, I never seem to end up with a 15 year old BMW with a 150k on it or something 2k over priced.

*edit*

Years MOT and 6 months tax on it too.

This has... err.. what to do with buying an S2000? :confused:

If you want to drive crushingly dull cars then I'm sure there are some bargains out there but the OP is after an S2000?

Joshy · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:24

[TW]Fox;18866490 said:
Good idea, lets walk away from every 10 year old car with a bit of arch rust.

Please go ahead and tell us that you're not being sarcastic?

I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would think rust is acceptable on a 10 year old car. It would (and has) sent me home when looking at cars twice the age.

Did standards around here suddenly plummet or something?

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:25

Joshy said:
Please go ahead and tell us that you're not being sarcastic?

I cannot for the life of me think why anyone would think rust is acceptable on a 10 year old car.

One of the arches is bubbling on an old Honda. It's easily repairable and you'd be here all year if you tried to find one without a hint of corrosion somewhere.

It's not as if the entire car is rotten, is it?

Since when were you so picky - remember we've seen the condition yours is in :eek:

Biohazard · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:28

I'd budget £200 for a decent job, but i'd be inclined to rub it down to bare metal and treat it yourself then get someone to tart it back up.

atpbx · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:37

[TW]Fox;18866664 said:
This has... err.. what to do with buying an S2000?

If you want to drive crushingly dull cars then I'm sure there are some bargains out there but the OP is after an S2000?

Its a Honda, of the same age.

No rust on it mind, which is what I should have added, and I also should have added, walk away, as he should be able to find one that isnt rotting.

I have a company car anyway, its for the wife.

The S2000 is a premium vehicle, he should expect one to be rust free even a 10 year old one, with no exceptions.

zipp0r · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:38

Duke said:
Exactly - I just want to quantify the cost, so I can take it into consideration and will find out from looking at a few whether others have the same issues.

well take that pic to your local friendly bodyshop and ask how much to have that cut out and a new arch welded in. theres nothing wrong with my suggestion to walk away and find one that doesnt have a rotting arch, it actually shows you have some sense. you have no idea how bad its going to be under that "bubble", a screwdriver will go straight through it if you poke it.

Biohazard · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:41

zipp0r said:
well take that pic to your local friendly bodyshop and ask how much to have that cut out and a new arch welded in. theres nothing wrong with my suggestion to walk away and find one that doesnt have a rotting arch, it actually shows you have some sense. you have no idea how bad its going to be under that "bubble", a screwdriver will go straight through it if you poke it.

That won't be too bad, might need some filling when rubbed down but I doubt thats went through all the skins. Even if it had, doesn't take much to clean it up and tack something in.

Joshy · 9 Apr 2011 at 17:41

[TW]Fox;18866682 said:
One of the arches is bubbling on an old Honda. It's easily repairable and you'd be here all year if you tried to find one without a hint of corrosion somewhere.

It's not as if the entire car is rotten, is it?

To be fair I think 'Hint of corrosion' and what the OP has posted are two separate things. From the pics it looks rather nasty.

Then you've got the whole issue to find someone GREAT at filler work or else it's going to look like an epic bodge, and going by some of the arches I've seen that easier said than done and then you've got to worry about when (rather than 'if') the other side is going to want the same attention his twin got.

Then you've got to remember Rust is like cancer and will try to spread to anywhere else it can. I'm not sure if you can see the inner surrounding metal work of the arches on S2000 but it might not be pretty. A 'Just a few arch bubbles' have caused £0000s of damage in the past.

[TW]Fox;18866682 said:
Since when were you so picky - remember we've seen the condition yours is in

I'm trying to mend my ways, one day at a time

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