Thread: Rust proofing

Originally Posted by protonpills

I have a new D90 on order and am looking at what I can to do from day one to prevent wear & tear, damage, corrosion etc. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as they say.


I've ordered dealer fitted:
front mudflaps
front rubber mats
load space rubber mat
wing top protectors
waterproof seat covers
protection pack (paint, tint, interior etc)
electronic rust protection


I don't have a huge amount of faith in the electronic rust protection esp when concerned with land rovers aluminium/steel contact corrosion.


Would anyone know where in Perth I can take the vehicle to get additional rust proofing done, preferably where they knows Defenders and what areas are esp prone to rust? (and yes I've read the Defender2net link)


Also any other advice on what to do to a brand new vehicle to protect against potential wear & tear, damage, corrosion etc would be appreciated.


thanks Mark

Beam rustproofing is fantastic, my defender lives on the beach and they have looked after all me rust proofing. To date the only rust i have is on the external bolt heads.

Thanks, will look them up

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Originally Posted by protonpills

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Also any other advice on what to do to a brand new vehicle to protect against potential wear & tear, damage, corrosion etc would be appreciated.


thanks Mark

Assuming the new 15MY Deefers still come with no underseal or liner on the rear wheelarches then one of the best things to do (for both the car and your sanity) is to put a rubber/plastic liner of some sort in there. There's a few threads on the subject.
But if the Beams place do a good enough underseal job you may not need it.

Yeah thought about rhino spraying the wheel arches after the rustproofing

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Just been looking at Beams' website (the stuff they do seems pretty impressive I have to say!) and they offer a rhino lining on wheelarches and underbodies.

Cancel the electronic rust proofing and put that towards the rest. It's totally useless - as in the only thing it will prevent is you keeping that money!

Other than that - enjoy your new vehicle..

I don't have a huge amount of faith in electronic rust protection hence also looking additional spray protection but I can't see it being useless. Consumer law requires a product must be fit for its intended purpose, surely if it was useless people would've getting their money back or suing them. Either way I'm not relying on it entirely but just one of a couple of ways to protect a new car. I must admit I will be interested in the fine print in the electronic rustproofing documentation when it get done.

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