I did actually figure that out although I didn't realize there were
missing words. Probably something in the back of my brain perhaps put
there by my old XK-E owner's manual referring to the fenders as "wings".
Wings here are never sandblasted, painted and repaired. They're just
deep fried in oil and coated with hot pepper sauce. Only your stomach
will rust. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Chris Barker wrote:
> Sorry, Chuck, but there were words missing and it looked pretty poor
> to me when I re-read it.
>
> I've just spent a deal of cash (GBP340) on ridding the front wings
> (fenders?) of rust that had started on the inside. Clearly the
> splash guards had not guarded much against splashing. But I the
> garage told me that the rust on the left wing is extensive and mostly
> unreachable, on the inside; therefore it will get through somewhere
> else.
>
> So that means a new wing, costing around GBP500 with all the fitting
> and spraying. I shall be pursuing the matter with the manufacturer,
> whether or not it is outside the 6-year warranty period.
>
> Chris On 6 Jun 2010, at 18:07, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Almost incomprehensible to this speaker of the "same" language.
>> :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Chris Barker wrote:
>>> I've just splashed out to the front wings rid of rust, only to be
>>> told that the left one will probably have a problem again,
>>> perhaps within months.
>> --
>
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