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Thread: Alpine Window rust - how to fix?

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    Hi Pando.
    Interesting points that you raise there.
    I purchased my 1998 Discovery new when I lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....Riyadh boasts the driest capital city anywhere in the world with a humidity of 0%.
    For three years my Discovery didn't have a spot of rust on it but alot of the underside protection had been sand blasted by constant trips in to the dunes. The diffs where shiney metal and the bumpers had been sand blasted back to bare steel in some places!
    Then in 2001 I moved to Dubai where the humidity here on the coast can reach a nasty 90% in the evenings. Within a few months of moving here I noticed that the nice shiney sand blasted steel diffs of the Disco where soon orange rusty coloured.
    Much of the Desert that we visit wasn't all that long ago under water...you just have to dig down a few feet and you'll soon reach salty water...I'm no expert but I'd imagine that this salt gets into the humid air and it contributes to the corrosion of the steel in the vehicle.

    Most of our water is desalinated but there are still boar wells inland.

    My Discovery body work/chassi etc is still in remarkable condition for it's age though. The only rust spots where the Alpine lights and a small hole underneath the slam panel of the back door.
    Oh...and the front footwells...but that was my own stupid fault. I tried to put down PVC carpet covering...but instead of protecting the carpet it trapped moisture from the A/C vents and rotted a hole in the floor!

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    Similar story with my '97 disco - only in the last 6months have i noticed rust (although it's obviously been there a bit longer!):
    Strip along the bottom of the tailgate, near the bumper, but on the body - 2 holes in it
    1 spot on each of the alpine windows
    the floor of the front passenger - only the other day, picked a corner of carpet up, and noticed quite a bit of rust, and what looked like a hole through the floor there. Haven't been game to pull the carpet up completely - scared of what I'll find there!!!

    It seems like these are quite common areas to rust. What's involved in fixing them, particularly the floors. Someone (dullbird?) mentioned that it's not too big a job... is that "not too big a job for a panel beater", or "not too big a job for your average landrover home mechanic"???!!!

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    The floor would be much easier to fix... just cut and shut scenario. Then pain with killrust. The problem with alpine windows is that its harder to do that as you need to have it back to normal (to fit the wndow back) but also is exposed to the eyes (unlike the floor, covered by the carpet).

    My brother had an excellent idea... he said remove the window, cut the pannel so that its cleaned and nicely shaped, then get some dark tinted perspex (like the ones on boats) and apply that special glue (forget the name, its the glue they use in car manufacturing to glue in the rear windows). Then it would be sealed and hopefully wouldnt be as much of a water trap.
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    Would love to know where you had that work done.

    Quote Originally Posted by streaky View Post
    Both of my Alpine lights had started to bubble with rust at the bottom edges...considering I live in Dubai this was quite annoying!
    The local body shop was able to cut out the rot and replace with a panel beaten strip each side. It's quite a straight forward job.

    Whilst they had the head lining out I had them apply copius ammounts of red oxide and wax oil to the inside.
    I live in a very dry climate and wondered how the moisture got teh rust started in the first place...mine is a 3 door and doesn't have the rear air-conditioning so vapour build up from the A/C wouldn't apply.

    It should be good for another ten years now though.
    I have a 110SW with the same problem here in Fujairah. I would love to hear where you had your work done so I can do the same. Furthermore, if you can remember how much it cost you that information would also be greatly appreciated.

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    When I purchased my D1 in 2005 both alpine windows had rust. My local panel beaters in town fixed them for $150 each.

    15 years on and they are still good.
    Dave.

    I was asked " Is it ignorance or apathy?" I replied "I don't know and I don't care."


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    I had this issue with both alpines. really easy to remove the windows, found several videos on Youtube.
    If the bubbling is early stage, can just sand it out, bit of bogging putty, primer paint and refitted window. that was 2 years ago and all is good.

    No need to spend hundreds on a panel beater if you have a little Handyman ability...

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