I've been meaning to check my car for a while since I came across this:- http://www.jackals-forge.com/lotus/993/ ... pports.htm
Being a well looked after lowish mileage vehicle I wasn't too concerned about my car however when the bumper and impact protection were removed all was revealed:
Lurking behind the bumper and above the silencer (impossible to see without stripping) is a support plate which was fitted prior to paint:
What I hoped would be very minor actually looked quite nasty:
Fortunately the rust was fairly superficial and easily disked back - definitely the time to catch this; there was also some minor rust near the centre seams which aren't factory sealed:
Thoroughly cleaned, rust protected and etch primed I decided to seam seal my car:
Final steps will be primer, paint and plenty of protection especially in the centre chassis. Only problem being that what I thought would be a fairly inexpensive job has now proved more costly as I've decided to replace various tired looking heat shields, exhaust straps etc etc!
If your car hasn't been sorted in this area I recommend getting this looked at sooner rather than later.
Darren
