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why can't you just clean up and re paint your original? I wire wheel in the drill and some black paint and it will look as good as new

Good idea but I would say it all depends on how bad the rust is ~ if half of it has rotted away & fallen off then no amount of paint is going to make that look good. :lol:;)

 

Edit: Maybe worth a PM to..... :pmzmanalex:

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why can't you just clean up and re paint your original? I wire wheel in the drill and some black paint and it will look as good as new

Good idea but I would say it all depends on how bad the rust is ~ if half of it has rotted away & fallen off then no amount of paint is going to make that look good. :lol:;)

 

Edit: Maybe worth a PM to..... :pmzmanalex:

 

Im yet to see one in that bad shape. that is some thick gauge steel that its made of so would take a while to rust away to being too far gone.

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why can't you just clean up and re paint your original? I wire wheel in the drill and some black paint and it will look as good as new

Good idea but I would say it all depends on how bad the rust is ~ if half of it has rotted away & fallen off then no amount of paint is going to make that look good. :lol:;)

 

Edit: Maybe worth a PM to..... :pmzmanalex:

 

Im yet to see one in that bad shape. that is some thick gauge steel that its made of so would take a while to rust away to being too far gone.

:lol: Fair enough. Might paint my rusty piece of cr*p one day then. :D:thumbs:
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why can't you just clean up and re paint your original? I wire wheel in the drill and some black paint and it will look as good as new

Good idea but I would say it all depends on how bad the rust is ~ if half of it has rotted away & fallen off then no amount of paint is going to make that look good. :lol:;)

 

Edit: Maybe worth a PM to..... :pmzmanalex:

 

Im yet to see one in that bad shape. that is some thick gauge steel that its made of so would take a while to rust away to being too far gone.

:lol: Fair enough. Might paint my rusty piece of cr*p one day then. :D:thumbs:

 

Its on my todo list, If I start doing that though i will end up doing all of them under there :surrender:

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My brace is pretty bad. Had a look during the mot last Saturday and I could pull chunks (not flakes) of rusty metal off. Its still ok but beyond a wire brush & hammerite session.

I'll put a photo up this evening.

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Got mine off Zmanalex as it was rusted to s***, worse than the pic above.

 

FYI, it goes into two end brackets (again these were rusted on mine) at each end, which are hidden by a plastic cover, you can just see one in the pic. Take those plastic covers off and have a look before you order anything, make sure you get everything ordered, before w brace arrives and you find you need extra bits to do the job. :bang:

 

Alex told me to underseal it before it went on and it should out live the car. :lol.

 

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/310419032723?_lwgsi=y&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=64

 

Good luck repairing it though, you might get away with a clean up job and save a few.

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Got mine off Zmanalex as it was rusted to s***, worse than the pic above.

 

FYI, it goes into two end brackets (again these were rusted on mine) at each end, which are hidden by a plastic cover, you can just see one in the pic. Take those plastic covers off and have a look before you order anything, make sure you get everything ordered, before w brace arrives and you find you need extra bits to do the job. :bang:

 

Alex told me to underseal it before it went on and it should out live the car. :lol.

 

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/310419032723?_lwgsi=y&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=64

 

Good luck repairing it though, you might get away with a clean up job and save a few.

 

Mind me asking how much you paid? I got quoted over £200 for one new. Currently I do without one

 

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Holy crap! That's expensive! Does anyone know the purpose of the a brace?

 

Edit: w brace.... Damn autocorrect!

 

Not certain TBH, as a general rule I tend to replace bits that are shot or on the way out, ideally with something newer, better shinier and after market, but sometime just go OEM.

 

I can only assume it's a rigidity thing from its construction, but not certain.

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