DC2 ?Rust

[ldub]

Hi all,

I'm looking at buying a DC2 & have seen one that is in fantastic condition, most suspension is new, lots of waxoil ptotection & resprayed bumpers, bonnet & side sills.

My only concerns is as per the pictures attached.



Would this be concerning to you?

[ldub]

Did attach three, here are the other two!

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[muffinmenace]

Looks like it's started (inside out style). You can take out the rear 3/4 plastics to have a peer down the arches- if he's far away ask him to do that. Also he's got proper tyres on there so that's a bonus and might be worth the effort.

[Butter Face]

Pretty common really, all Hondas of that era will rust. The only true way to fix is to cut it out and replace the metal!!

[ldub]

Thanks for the replies!

The car, otherwise, is spot on, lots of new parts & spent some time trying to make A1

It is priced very highly & the fact that after much work restoring the car there is potentially rust (re)emerging, suggests it may need more severe metalwork, which I'm led to believe could be £1,000s rather than £100s to put right.

It's a shame as it's spot on otherwise, I don't think the seller would take that sort of money off the asking price.

[havoc]

It's their big weak-spot - in front of the rear arches.

Short-cut to checking is to take out the rear speaker grilles, take out the speakers (needs a bit of finessing / playing around - note they've a connector on the back which you'll need to disconnect, then you can fit a SMALL camera through the aperture aim it downwards with flash on and take a few photos.

Mine looked worse than that from the outside, but looking from the inside the main issue was the 'floor' just inside the arch (i.e. the sill) - lot of surface corrosion, a few patches clearly deeper.


Fixing it properly WILL require cutting, welding in new metal and repainting, so yes, £400-800 per arch realistically for a good job, depending on where you go and how bad it is.

Thing is, I can only see the good ones rising in value (albeit slowly - not got the motorsport heritage in Europe and isn't rwd), so you need to decide how 'good' this is for the money...

[ldub]

Thanks for the replies.



Would these pics help allay anxiety about sill / other worries & could possibly be just a cosmetic repair for the arch?

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[havoc]

Top one looks like the plastic sill-protector - the metal's behind that.

Next two look a little like what I was on about, but there's more light there - who by / when were the pics taken?

The liquid intrigues me - if that's some sort of waxoyl, then the paint underneath looks clean, which suggests no issues to me. But I'm not an expert...just remember mine looking a lot more 'normally rusty'

[ldub]

Ah, embarassing the plastic picture!

[ldub]

The inside pics were indeed waxoyl that the current owner has applied.

I guess if rust is coming through, it's coming through and therefore need to negotiate at least £500 off to fix

[ldub]

Owner says is only surface rust that needs painting and that the interior has no rust. I think this is to be taken 'with a pinch of salt'!

[ldub]

Whadda reckon?

W reg 99k £6.5k extensive restoration incl all suspn, brakes, wheels, engine bay, the lot!

[Riskins]

Price sounds steep to me, I sold a '00 Type-Rx last year which was completely rust free for £5,500 and engine/suspension was spot on (pic in my profile details)

If the rear arches are showing rust on the paint surface, there is going to be a huge amount hidden...it's like an iceberg on Honda's.

Good luck.