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wizking Member Since: 18 Mar 2010 Location: Around Posts: 1848 |
You will love it mate, great cars. |
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7th Jun 2014 4:34 pm |
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fredastaire Member Since: 03 Dec 2012 Location: Holbrook Posts: 721 |
Welcome to the fold, good choice, and an informed and reasearched one too.
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7th Jun 2014 10:22 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Ok, I hate to ask, because I know I will get hooked, but when you say wheel arch trims, are those the strips that go along the outside, rather than the whole wide wheel arch? Can see LR parts for about £44 but don't want to get the wrong things. Does this stop a specific problem I am likely to encounter? |
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8th Jun 2014 7:25 am |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Do a search and you'll find lots of info on here. The trims are the strips (about an inch wide) which are a push fit on the edge of the wheel arch. They tend to corrode and deform, so people buy replacements. A very few have noted corrosion under the strips. No need to replace them IMHO unless they are deformed or missing. Front n/s on later models is modified with a round section rubber seal - they don't always supply this one when replacement is ordered. One on my MY13 was deformed after only 6 months, but it wasn't corroded and I was able to push it back into shape and refit. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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8th Jun 2014 10:52 am |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Ta. Will take a look when I collect the car on Wed. |
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8th Jun 2014 10:53 am |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
For example see the next thread on here! http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic9622.html Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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8th Jun 2014 10:54 am |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Yikes, think I may check that before I pay the final amount. Seems bad its happening on 2011 models... |
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8th Jun 2014 11:22 am |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Just phoned dealer who will have them checked and replaced if needed before collection. |
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8th Jun 2014 11:28 am |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Don't panic every time you see a problem on here - The FR2 has very few problems, but people who do get them tend to post about them! As far as I can tell, body corrosion on this car is very rare. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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8th Jun 2014 2:11 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Thanks that's reassuring. Suppose it makes sense to check before I buy it tho. |
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8th Jun 2014 2:12 pm |
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lol geoff Member Since: 27 Mar 2013 Location: Hartley, Kent Posts: 77 |
For gawd's sake don't read this one...... http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic19212.html |
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8th Jun 2014 7:36 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
See, that's just bloody cruel. Did I open the bonnet? No. Am I going to open it before I pay the rest? Hell yes. |
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8th Jun 2014 8:09 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
See, that's just bloody cruel. Did I open the bonnet? No. Am I going to open it before I pay the rest? Hell yes. |
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8th Jun 2014 8:11 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
Yes it's worth opening the bonnet. The rusty engine was a one-off I suspect, but my first FR2, bought from a dealer, had an engine covered in mud! They hadn't even tried to clean it. And no, I didn't notice till I got it home, by which time I was nearly a hundred miles away. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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8th Jun 2014 9:04 pm |
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