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Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
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Bonnet hinges rusting on bulkhead!

Having looked at about 8, 60 plate low mileage SW's at two dealerships which all had the first signs of rusting of the bonnet hinges where they meet the bulkhead I wondered if anybody had taken this up under warranty. Not so worrying but amazingly they all also had rust stains from the rear capping's in exactly the same spot. This I can sort and will galvanise my capping's but the bulkhead to bonnet hinges are more difficult to resolve as the fixing points would appear to need drilling out, the metal on both sides treating then replaced but I am not sure how you can easily replace them without access to the rear of the bulkhead as it is blocked by the dash.

Claiming under warranty will be a waste of time as usual as they would just rub it down and spray over it but the corrosion is between the two surfaces and needs sorting properly.

Mine also has these rust stains with 106 miles on the clock

18th Apr 2011 9:47am

fekete

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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Bonatti Grey

I'm going in today to see the body shop about a new bulkhead i'll let you know what they say.....L/R Have agreed the work

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18th Apr 2011 9:52am

Grockle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Peak District National Park
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2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Tonga Green

insist it goes to a coachworks and gets done properly,speak to LR customer services 2.4 90 XS
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18th Apr 2011 9:54am

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