Rear arches help

Common rot fault we all know, rear arches when you open the back doors, one on the way out, one with a hole in it.

Been quoted £80 to patch them is this reasonable bearing in mind I don't weld?

Seems alot for patching, I would buy a new panel and get it renewed,however that could open up a can of worms. If its for an mot,get it patched and repair proper at a later date.

the guy seems to do pretty good work but I'll ask my regular mechanic, it seems like surface rust and a pretty clean hole if ever there was such a thing so I hope it tidies up enough. One of these things if it was in two months I'd have no problems getting panels and doing it right but now it's just a case of getting it roadworthy.

mines got scabs on!! pic them off and you get neat holes? easier to plate in especially if there little holes!

Learn to weld.

haigy said:

Learn to weld.

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£80 or hiring/ buying welding equipment and learning how to use it and build a garage so that I can do all these things.

It's not viable at present

I would personally say learning to weld is a bigie for owning a Landrover. You can pick a half decent mig up rather cheap.

get it done this time and buy a welder soon!

Where are you? Someone local might sort it out for you for the cost of materials and any expenses incurred.

I have the situation in hand temporarily, enough to get me by until I replace the panels.

But if anyone knows a welder around Glasgow or surrounding areas that can help out once I have those panels can you pm me a number or email address?

Anyone can weld in new arches as they are only spot welded in.

Here is an old post that includes how I did mine a couple of years back.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/mot-repair-advice-rear-archs-200765.html#post2163115

Buy a cheap second hand welder for under £100 and away you go. Learn from just doing spot welds and your ready for other repairs.