I had my rear arches stripped and painted last year after a few bubbles came up.

On Sunday, I removed the rubber protectors and cleaned round the back of the arches. I found that the underseal is flaking off the back of the wheelarches and there is the beginnings of surface rust going on there too.

As it's an area that is invisible unless under the car, I'll sand, kurust, prime, hammerite and underseal these sections over the winter while the car is garaged.

I just wanted to remind people with older cars that the inspection of the rear arches is essential annual maintenance. And if you're planning on using the car over the winter - spend a hundred quid or so getting it properly cleaned treated and undersealed.

I'm also thinking that I might remove the bumpers this winter and do further rust inspection/proofing while the car is off the road.

 

I'm contemplating removing the rubber protectors altogether

I've peeled mine off a few months ago and checked for any corrossion, which there wasn't thank god but there was alot of dirt and moisture in them.

I think they might do more harm than good?

 

All the Teg guys remove them. However, it does leave the rear arches prone to stone chipping so you'll need to keep an eye on that.

I have them fitted on Teg and Accord still and have been treating the ATR's arches with waxoyl every year since I got the car 3 years ago (now 8 years old). Inside and out the arches are perfect.

 

Does anybody have picture what needs to be removed I'm useless at knowing what people are talking about

 

No rear arch liners on the JDM models but i must do this over the winter as well

 

I had my rear bumper off and the corrosion on the protection bar behind was bad. Worth a check, you dont want the joints losing their strength!

 

This is half the reason why my s comes off the road every winter.

 

Mine does now too (for last 2 years). But as it has seen salt for the previous 8 years it's just a case of getting any established rust to stop creeping.

Fontal - if you look at the rear arches - you'll see that they have rubber round them. This just pulls off (and can be put back on again if you so desire.

Thanks for the tip on the bumper - will remove and see how bad it is over the winter

 

Glad you reminded me Neil mine needs waxyoiled but a bit too late in the year now

We should have a joint rust removal and underseal meet

 

Anytime.

Getting the local garage to underseal the ATR as soon as the weather dries up a bit.