Halfway through installing speakers in my KR I noticed the passenger side mirror wasn't sitting at the same level as the drivers one when looked at from dead front on. I went to see if it was loose and as soon as I grabbed it I heard the wonderful sound of rust. :doubt:
I made this thread to grab some opinions on the easiest way of fixing this, because right now i think if I shut the door too hard the mirror would fall off. There is no metal left. The rust doesn't look like it has spread past the weld, so could a new piece be welded in or am I looking at a new door to fix this.
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Cheers Guys

that rust would be to hard to fix check the wrecker for a new door hopfully you find one the same colour.

Yeah, what he said.

Its repairable but by the time your finished a bit of wrecker trawling to get a matched door will be quicker and cheaper. :)

repair would be hard and pricey because of were its been affected as stated above just get different door its true it would be cheaper.

Alright thanks guys, wreckers trip tomorrow it is.

For that if you do want to fix it you would need to get a wire brush into it, I would remove the mirror get the wire brush or wheel (attachment for the drill) onto the bulk of the rust, you may have the scrape some out aswell.

Then apply a rust converter over the whole lot, bog it with a builders bog or a fiber reinforced filler, then paint.

new door. Ebay has a people selling them right now,

i know its an old thread
looked at a car today with the same problem
thats the third one i,ve seen now with the rust same spot.

i know its an old thread
looked at a car today with the same problem
thats the third one i,ve seen now with the rust same spot.

Seen many second gen with rust there it a common problem I dare say :/

yeah this is the ONLY rust I have found on my car. I'm thinking there must be a seal that lets go that stops the rain getting in under the plastic. Drivers side is fine. Passenger side was being held in by the layer of paint methinks. I will say though, Magna's (or at least mine) seem to hold up to rusting extremely well. Mine has spent the last 4 years outside and we are 50m from the sea. Haven't found any more rust on it. *touches wood* :ninja:

yeah this is the ONLY rust I have found on my car. I'm thinking there must be a seal that lets go that stops the rain getting in under the plastic. Drivers side is fine. Passenger side was being held in by the layer of paint methinks. I will say though, Magna's (or at least mine) seem to hold up to rusting extremely well. Mine has spent the last 4 years outside and we are 50m from the sea. Haven't found any more rust on it. *touches wood* :ninja:
all gen 2s i,ve sold wrecked never seen rust till your post all three in the same place left hand mirror

Yep, I have owned 2 second genners and both have that problem. I think the foam in there hoolds water, rather than keeping it out.

I guess that is why the third gen mirrors are attached differently.

Derust, reinforce with fibreglass and resin, maybe cut a new plate if it's really bad, paint over.

yeah this is the ONLY rust I have found on my car. I'm thinking there must be a seal that lets go that stops the rain getting in under the plastic. Drivers side is fine. Passenger side was being held in by the layer of paint methinks. I will say though, Magna's (or at least mine) seem to hold up to rusting extremely well. Mine has spent the last 4 years outside and we are 50m from the sea. Haven't found any more rust on it. *touches wood* :ninja:

do a quick check, remove your tail lights and check for rust in behind where the lights sit, its a common rust spot also, and harder to fix (personal opinion)

Only rust i have found in my second gen was the mirror i am puting on diffrent mirrors so i am going to cut the rust out and re weld a new plate in i have seeen this rust on 6 second gens never found any onther rust they are a very well built car