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troggy
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18 Feb 2015 19:09 #138342 by troggy

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Not drive it near the coast! I live near Whitby, the coast is the only place I do drive it!

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18 Feb 2015 19:47 #138350 by helijohn

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troggy wrote: Not drive it near the coast! I live near Whitby, the coast is the only place I do drive it!

Saw that town on Top Gear. :laugh: :laugh:

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18 Feb 2015 22:15 #138379 by Paul_sterling

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troggy wrote: Not drive it near the coast! I live near Whitby, the coast is the only place I do drive it!

be completely knackered if you lived on out hebredes haha

Paul.

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18 Feb 2015 22:39 #138380 by Paul4A

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Here's a few rust preventative or solution based sites I had saved in my favourites.

www.autopaint-pro.co.uk/1l-bonda-rust-primer-121-p.asp
www.bilthamber.com/
www.frost.co.uk/automotive-rust-products...-rust-solutions.html
gibbsbrandeurope.com/automotive.html
www.hammerite-automotive.com/
www.mikesander.co.uk/
www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint/por15-paints.html

and one I've used before for both their rust converter Fe123 and epoxy mastic primer is www.rust.co.uk/
They also sell Dinotrol underbody waxes which can in some reviews come out better than Waxoyl

Paul

1999 T registered Jimny. Early G13BB SOHC engine.

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Paul_sterling
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19 Feb 2015 15:25 #138438 by Paul_sterling

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BGBrit wrote: Paul wrote,,I'll have a word with the dealership to get the official explanation and report back.

It would be interesting to hear how far back they started to galv them, mine's 2009 and there is signs of rust in many places it affects welding I hear, not so easy to weld galv steel or it gives of too much bad fumes, therefore, good/important to know if galv or not.

BGBrit.

the official word from Suzuki is that the cars are not Galvanised.

the only documentation the dealership can find around the subject is that

"additional rust proofing/protection" should not be used around the exhaust system"

that's about it.

Paul.

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19 Feb 2015 15:47 #138445 by facade

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We've had this discussion before, and someone found a reference on the Suzuki website to galvanised panels.

I can't find it now, and Suzuki only offer a 6 year corrosion warranty, all the other cars get 12.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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