Further to my last post about the browncaps in the footwell I investigated a little bit more. The passenger side carpet was a little bit damp, the underlay a little more so. Furious carpet-lifting showed exactly what I dreaded - a small patch of daylight near the floor/inner sill area. That'll be why the footwell was damp, then. Bummocks.
Working on the usual 10% rule (I only found 10% of the rot, that is) I'm assuming that it's a lot worse, as usual. As I don't have the time to weld it myself (nor the space for working on the car as the garage is full of motorbikes), I was wondering if someone could recommend a old-fashioned[1] bodyman/welder who can repair this properly? I don't want to have a patch stuck on top of the rot here...
Turnpike Motors sprang to mind immediately but they're moving next week and they reckon it'll take until April/May to reopen, whereever they move to. Ideally I'd want that fixed in the next couple of weeks as I was planning to sort out the interior by then.
So, anyone with recommendation for an someone who can sort this out in North London/Herts/Beds?
Annoyed[2],
flatcat
[1] I.E. proper craftsman, not a panel changer.
[2] *Every* buyers guide I checked pointed out that you really, really need to check the condition of the base unit. Which I did, but probably not well enough...
Working on the usual 10% rule (I only found 10% of the rot, that is) I'm assuming that it's a lot worse, as usual. As I don't have the time to weld it myself (nor the space for working on the car as the garage is full of motorbikes), I was wondering if someone could recommend a old-fashioned[1] bodyman/welder who can repair this properly? I don't want to have a patch stuck on top of the rot here...
Turnpike Motors sprang to mind immediately but they're moving next week and they reckon it'll take until April/May to reopen, whereever they move to. Ideally I'd want that fixed in the next couple of weeks as I was planning to sort out the interior by then.
So, anyone with recommendation for an someone who can sort this out in North London/Herts/Beds?
Annoyed[2],
flatcat
[1] I.E. proper craftsman, not a panel changer.
[2] *Every* buyers guide I checked pointed out that you really, really need to check the condition of the base unit. Which I did, but probably not well enough...