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Rusting On The Interior?
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looked under my seats over the weekend and found pretty nasty rusting around the seat mounting points and the front seat belt chassis mounting point. More sever on the driver side. Anyone experienced same problem? Do our cars have a tendancy to leak from somewhere say the sunroof? any advice is appreciated! |
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
I have see this on many SVXs. When I want to remedy this, I remove the seats, scuff and use a POR-15-style primer/sealer paint pen on the seat tracks. I then scrub the carpet with Blue Coral upholstery cleaner, and reinstall the seat when both items are dry. Hope this helps
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
That's good to fix the symptoms...but not the cause.
Somewhere water is getting into the car. For me it was from the sunroof drains. Check that none of the hoses have pulled out. There's one on each side of the trunk and one behind each kick panel. You could also get water if any of the plastic plugs are missing from the frame rails under the car. Finally, you get more water if it rusts right through the floor boards. (speaking from experience)
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
pardon my shallow knowledge.. can someone provide a photo of the kick panel? thanks for all the advice..
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It's the small panel by the driver's left foot right underneath the fuse box. You may have to dig through the wires to get back there but eventually you will find a smaller hose that (hopefully) feeds into a larger hose.
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David B. SVXipedia @ SVX-IW.COM -- SVX Information Warehouse 2.0 coming...eventually! Ebony 1992 SVX LS-L 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro 187k miles RIP (Rust In Pieces) 1993 SVX 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro Polyurethane bushings still available! |
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
It would be prudent to check the hoses if you have a sunroof, but I can second the fact that wet carpet and the like can cause this. I have a similar rust issue that needs addressed and I have no sunroof and have seen no plugs missing while I've been under my SVX.
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
My seat mounting point is also pretty rough looking. I'd bet on it being caused by salt/moisture being brought into the car on my boots in the winter, and the rustproofing on the metal seat parts being less effective than that on the car's body panels.
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On Saturday, Jon and I took the seats out of his Laguna and cleaned the rust stains on the carpet. I need to do it in my Ebony next.
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Re: Rusting On The Interior?
I took my floor mats out and sat them in the big utility sink with some laundry detergent. The water was black in short order, and it would probably take as much time as I wanted to give to get all the sand out of them.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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