Date:         Tue, 30 May 2006 14:10:47 -0400
Reply-To:     Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
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Here are before and after pics of the C!P1 panels --- I don't know if they
were thinner than stock but my bodywork guy thought the were excellent.
http://doug.alcock.googlepages.com/bodywork

Cheers,
Doug


On 5/30/06, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/30/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If you have seam rust above the rear wheel arches I would seriously
> > consider replacing them with a single panel like Doug Alcock did in
> > Toronto. You can find the pannels at www.cip1.com
> >
> > http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=602
> >
> > Right side:
> >
> http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VNG%2D95%2D57%2D53%2D2
> >
> > Left Side:
> >
> http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VNG%2D95%2D57%2D53%2D1
> >
> > My passenger side seam above the rear wheel is experiencing this and I
> > just may go this route.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
>
> Chris,
>
> I'm not sure if you have experience with the Cip1 fenders. I've seen front
> ones in person. They appear thinner than the stock material. They also
> have
> wrinkles right in the area were they start to arch downwards. That area
> does
> normally get hidden my the carpet or rubber mats. My only concern about
> them
> is they will leave pockets which can very quickly rust if water gets in
> there.
>
> On another note, I bought a brand new right fender arch for Ebay for $26.
> It
> was a South African replacement. I never gave it a second thought until
> this
> morning that SA vans being RHD might not have the gas filler on the right
> side. Well, the pics show this arch has no such hole. I guess this is
> perfect for my Syncro. If the UK and SA vans had holes in the opposite
> side,
> that is certainly something good to know for those who may want to add a
> spare gas tank filler on the driver's side.
>
> BenT
>