davy26 Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Anyone have any experience/wisdom regarding corrosion affecting one of the ally panels please? There is a small (less than 1 cm) patch on one of mine. My best local bodyshop says leave it, it's unlikely to develop much and would do so only very slowly. And I read elsewhere that the corrosion process creates aluminium oxide, a hard material which protects the metal from further corrosion, (sounds too good to be true?). Currently the work necessary to deal with this is pretty extensive - as much as would be the case if the affected area was much bigger, so there's a case for watching and waiting. But, equally, if a good solution would be a 'new' door, I'd best do this sooner rather than later as the supply of these from breakers progressively diminishes. My car is in nice condition generally, 2005 MY and 61,000 miles and I plan to keep it long term and aim towards a concours condition. What would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 16, 2018 Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 Buy another door. In all seriousness, fixing it would be the answer. Research phaetons, they have aluminium doors and will show you the long term effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo1.0se Posted September 21, 2018 Report Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) On 9/16/2018 at 12:56 PM, Rich said: Buy another door. In all seriousness, fixing it would be the answer. Research phaetons, they have aluminium doors and will show you the long term effects I concur. There is a guy on Facebook breaking a black Lupo gti and he has doors so this may help Edited September 21, 2018 by lupo1.0se Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reedo Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 a photo would be good. The guy your looking for on facebook Is LEVI Featherston Ive bought a fair bit from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy26 Posted September 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thanks gents, I had in fact already been in touch with Levi. I have also now got better advice and have got the problem into better perspective. I'm going to monitor the patch and if it appears to be developing, I've got an ally-appropriate repair process ready to apply in the Spring. I think I was spooked at first as I'm always saying how good cars have been since the Nineties in terms of corrosion resistance, and I'd had little personal experience of corrosion on aluminium, (though lots with rusting steel, having worked for Alfa Romeo in the Seventies/Eighties!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reedo Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Fair enough. I have some bubbles on both of my doors which is a shame but i know its not realistically going to deteriorate before i have it resprayed. what is your ally-appropriate repair process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 https://www.asminternational.org/documents/10192/3456792/06787G_Sample.pdf/c4151917-99fc-46e8-a310-d5578d0af160 The doors on GTI's are aluminium, so there is some truth to the corrosion line.... I would get it changed though. It's not a massive job really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2ACP Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 While looking for a lupo gti I never found any comments on anyone needing welding doing,I know there galvanised, how are yours holding up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 I've seen rust.... Don't go thinking they're impervious to it. Nothing is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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