does this look bad?

[Chaotic1]

hey guys! shortly after my disappointment with that black 240sx turning out to be a automatic i stumbled upon a white 240sx with only 65k mi on the engine, and 100k on the chasis! i'm closing the deal right now, but am a bit worried about the rust under the spoiler. From the picture, do you think it looks bad?

the rust is only on the right side bolt, the left side is fine. i don't see rust from the interior side of the hatch, so i'm guessing it hasn't eaten through the hatch yet.

not sure how to remove the spoiler to be certain... eventually i plan to have the spoiler removed and the bolt holes covered. i had ran a search on rust and someone referred to the spoiler as a "rust incubator," which can't be a good sign...

if all goes well I'll be joining the ranks of 240sx owners by the weekend! after a month of daily searching!

[Anand]

to me.. any rust is bad... cuz once it gets started you will need to cut the whole thing out... but I could be wrong...

[specialkonrd]

i had rust exactly like thatremove spoiler, grind, bondo

[eatmeraw24]

Quote »after a month of daily searching! [/quote]

haha im doing that now

[Chaotic1]

thanks for the replies on how to fix the problem guys. i actually found that much from using the Search feature. i guess what i was really getting at was opinions on how bad the rust damage is from the picture from people that have had problems with rust.

in any event, if it doesn't prove too costly i plan to take it to a body shop to have them fix everything properly... i'm not very good with fixing things and would probably botch the whole thing... yikes...

[platinum240sx]

i had the same prob with my 89 240sx fastback i took it to a shop it cost me round 150 bucks trhe cut the metal welded in new metal and painted it over . im gong back to the shop in spring to have all the rust on my body cut and new metal welded in .platinum240sx

[Chaotic1]

platinum thanks for your response! so you fixed the problem for your spoiler and will be going back to do some work on the rust elsewhere on the car? or did the problem come back in the same spot?

do you by any chance have any photos of the result of the repair? i'd be interested in seeing how well it blends in with the rest of the body.

thank you so much for your reply!

can anyone confirm that the job should go for roughly $150? i was anticipating it being in the $200's from past posts I had seen.

[platinum240sx]

nope the rust under the spoiler never came back i have a bit on my side skirts thats what im gonig for. il try to take some pics today if i can get a hold of my buddys digittal cam. you cant tell that it has been cut. but when i bought the car there was a like rust buble under the light on the rear right under the spoiler can anyone tell me what to do bout that? when you take off the spoiler the rust is going to look worse than you thought.

[I H8 UR DSM]

If you don't want to fox it correctly, save yourself the trouble and just use duct tape.

I think you meant FIX ; )

[platinum240sx]

hers a pic !



if you look closly ul see that the paint doesnt match wit the rest of my car , but the job looks preety good!

[Chaotic1]

thanks for posting the pic platinum!

yeah, i noticed the paint doesn't match too well; more like the rest of the car has aged paint and the hatch has fresh paint.

hmm... i think it does look better with the stock spoiler on it. the rear looks like a coupe (elongated trunk) without the spoiler to make it appear shorter. sigh... but the thought of a rust incubator freaks me out.

[Chaotic1]

btw platinum, any chance you're in California? if so, since they did a good job with your hatch maybe I could go to the same place (assuming i can close the deal).

[I H8 UR DSM]

No, I said 'To Blathe', which as we all know means 'To Bluff'

huh? whats that have to do with 'fox'? : )

i never spel Ne-thing rong, so i wouldent wast ur time one me.

:moon

[platinum240sx]

im a long way aways from cali im in toronto lol , look at this hatch with no spoiler looks soo nice!

[Chaotic1]

you're right, it does look nice. but that's not fair because you threw in those sweet Kouki tail lights.

i think it had more to do with the angle of your pic. from a head on view of the rear, the spoiler helps, but from a 3/4 angle the spoiler-less rear looks fine.

[lateralmotion]

When i get my spoiler removed i think i'm gonna go ahead and shave the 3rd brake light, wiper, and antenna.

[Chaotic1]

doesn't all this bodywork get pretty expensive pretty quickly?

[574-240sx]

I just stumbled across this, mine has the same problem. All this information helps.