Thread: Rust under brand new 90

Wurths cavity wax inside the doors (also slows a partially knackered door)

Wurths or waxoyl through the chassis.

Paint the chassis with epoxy primer and top coat (really get to know your vehicle)

Then use wurths/waxoyl on the chassis outer, do the bulkhead folded seams you can see, behind the brake master and the heater box, drill a small hole on the A post inner and pump some love into there and plug it with a grommet is good practice

Wurths expensive as all **** but wurth it!!
It has seepage abilities and really is the technical preserver as it's seepage ability allows something 10 mm either side of a seam

Write to the papers/car magazines/consumer affairs programs and Mr Tata himself. Venting here will let others know who already own a LR product and the astute researcher but as far as benefit for you in putting pressure on LR it will only get you sympathy.

Originally Posted by slug_burner

Write to the papers/car magazines/consumer affairs programs and Mr Tata himself. Venting here will let others know who already own a LR product and the astute researcher but as far as benefit for you in putting pressure on LR it will only get you sympathy.

Good call.

For now, as the original post, I'm just after advice so I can discern the appropriate resolution to the issue. If I'm satisfied with the outcome, there's no need to take the actions above.

But yes, there has been some venting.

Originally Posted by lardy

Wurths cavity wax inside the doors (also slows a partially knackered door)

Wurths or waxoyl through the chassis.

Paint the chassis with epoxy primer and top coat (really get to know your vehicle)

Then use wurths/waxoyl on the chassis outer, do the bulkhead folded seams you can see, behind the brake master and the heater box, drill a small hole on the A post inner and pump some love into there and plug it with a grommet is good practice

Wurths expensive as all **** but wurth it!!
It has seepage abilities and really is the technical preserver as it's seepage ability allows something 10 mm either side of a seam

Great tips, thanks for the advice.

One problem is there's also rust on the top of the car, some coming through paint on non alloy panels.

Originally Posted by Coffee

Great tips, thanks for the advice.

One problem is there's also rust on the top of the car, some coming through paint on non alloy panels.

That is starting to sound serious, any pics???

Originally Posted by isuzurover

That is starting to sound serious, any pics???

Yeah, it's not good. Sounds like snow under the car isn't the issue here.

I don't have photos of the top, only the underside.

Interesting reading.

When i picked up my brand new XR6 in 2004, I discovered rust on the.... seat belt clasp

Pointed this out to the dealer, and he gave me the "oh, thats nothing to worry about." The look on my face said more than the words that were about to follow.

All 5 seat belt clasps were replaced, and I made damn sure I kept a check on them over the following years.

Hi guys,

It would be great to see photographs of the underside of the Def, and the damage. I bet there are a lot of guys picking up new 90's this month, we should all be on the look out.

Nick