Luke0549 Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Hi, Just had a look under my car, and I knew there was going to be rust as its a 52 jdm with 90k. It's pretty rusty under there and I managed to take a picture. Can someone identify the actual name of this part and how much a replacement is? Many thanks. Quote
350Chris Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I wouldn't have said that there is anything there that is terminal - it all looks to be surface corrosion. Happy to be proven wrong if you can put a finger through it...? I would take a wire brush or flap wheel to it and then give it a few coats of hammerite or similar after some rust proofer. Then top it off with some gravitex for good measure Quote
Keyser Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Rear cross brace thingy dead technical 4 bolts drop it off clean and re-spray after rust treatment, the bit above is part of the car (not removable) good clean and some rust seal maybe a spot of paint good to go Quote
Watshot Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 I wouldn't have said that there is anything there that is terminal - it all looks to be surface corrosion. Happy to be proven wrong if you can put a finger through it...? I would take a wire brush or flap wheel to it and then give it a few coats of hammerite or similar after some rust proofer. Then top it off with some gravitex for good measure Agree with that. Purely cosmetic. Alternatively, just remove it and clean it up if you want it to look good again. Highly unlikely that it needs replacing. Quote
Keyser Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Here it is mine off the car cleaned and painted, All refitted it will look like - Mines a 2003 Quote
Luke0549 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 Yours is so colourful! Ahah Thank you. Also, there is a brace the other side of the subframe. That's pretty bad aswell. Just again, drop that off and give it a good scrub? Quote
Luke0549 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 Also, can the car be driven without it on? Quote
Keyser Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 That will be the "W" brace, same again clean rust seal and paint Half sand blasted Be warned it has a lot of 10mm captive bolts in it (Buster) snapped most of mine taking it off I had to do some repairs to mine and weld in new bolts Under mine before the it got colourful Hope it helps Quote
Keyser Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Also, can the car be driven without it on? Yes to the front one - not sure about the rear - it holds the rear subframe on I suppose you could put a big washer on instead? I would NOT recommend driving without them -and certainly not hard cornering but should be OK to move the car around carefully. Quote
Luke0549 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Posted October 31, 2012 Phew! I thought I was going to have to buy new ones! Lucky escape there! Okay, cause I was thinking of getting them sandblasted which would obviously take a day or two. Quote
OllyB Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Here it is mine off the car cleaned and painted, All refitted it will look like - Mines a 2003 It looks like Santas elves have gotten hold of the underside of your car Quote
glrnet Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Here it is mine off the car cleaned and painted, All refitted it will look like - Mines a 2003 That has to be a calender picture Chris Quote
Keyser Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 Thanks' Mr G I was wondering if these should have submitted? Although this is quite good Quote
buster Posted October 31, 2012 Posted October 31, 2012 god....that brings back memories cant believe it was nearly a year ago. Quote
R35LEE Posted November 5, 2012 Posted November 5, 2012 I have all the bits rust free if anyone needs them? The W-Braces rust through over time. thin I have 3 left. Quote
pmorg4 Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 I have all the bits rust free if anyone needs them? The W-Braces rust through over time. thin I have 3 left. How much do these go for? I don't know if mine needs replaced, but if the exhaust system is anything to go by I suspect the W brace was also manufactured by Cadbury's on behalf of Nissan. Quote
R35LEE Posted November 15, 2013 Posted November 15, 2013 Hi mate, will PM you. I think I have 2 mint ones left but need to check. Keeping one as a spare for my car Quote
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