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Title: Estate tailgate rust
Post by venom on 17. Apr 2011 at 10:49

My estate has the obligatory rust under the rear wiper, now can you remove the rear screen or is it bonded in, if it is bonded how can you repair it properly so it wont come back in a year or so.

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by Brikhead on 17. Apr 2011 at 11:45

The rear screen is glued in position, if you want to remove the rust properly then the window will have to come out...

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by Brikhead on 17. Apr 2011 at 12:15

Here is a rust free tailgate...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Omega-Estate-Tailgate-New-GM-Part-Cost-495-72-/400210090216?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d2e6158e8#ht_500wt_1159
Brand new in primer for .99p start.

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by venom on 17. Apr 2011 at 12:23

Brikhead wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 12:15:

Cheers Brikhead I've sent him a message :y but if he wont sell it for what I've offered can the screen be removed without breaking it?

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by Brikhead on 17. Apr 2011 at 13:06

It is possible to remove screens that are bonded in, whether they break or not all depends on how careful/lucky you are!
http://www.google.co.uk/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=removing+windscreens

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by venom on 17. Apr 2011 at 17:24

Brikhead wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 12:15:

Cheers Brikhead I've just bought it :y

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by dbug on 17. Apr 2011 at 18:12

Says its for a facelift estate - "Part number: 9201319 . . . To fit 2001 - 2003 Estates."

Notice yours is prefacelift - are the tailgates the same for all the range??

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by VXL V6 on 17. Apr 2011 at 18:55

dbug wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 18:12:

Says its for a facelift estate - "Part number: 9201319 . . . To fit 2001 - 2003 Estates."

Notice yours is prefacelift - are the tailgates the same for all the range??

Identical, it's just the plastic trims that are different.

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by taxi al on 17. Apr 2011 at 20:04

Quote:

Identical, it's just the plastic trims that are different.

As wot is on mine :y

One size fits all. :y

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by dbug on 17. Apr 2011 at 21:33

Stand corrected :-? ;)

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by Brikhead on 17. Apr 2011 at 23:32

Sfunny, I've just acquired an old 'P' reg estate that has virtually no rust on the tailgate, yet the newer, facelift, 'W' reg tailgate that I still have in my garden does have slight rust under the wiper arm...

Title: Re: Estate tailgate rust
Post by dbug on 18. Apr 2011 at 01:48

Brikhead wrote on 17. Apr 2011 at 23:32:

Don't make em like they used to :)