taking the front windscreen out without cracking it would b a very *** hard job mate to get mine out i cut the rubber all the way around it from the inside and out n was very gentle trying to push it out and it was still cracked so bad it wasnt funny.....good luck

yeah for my front windscreen, i just put some rust converter on it waited a few days.. HARD as a rock bogged and stuck the trim back on. cheap and effective

My VK Calais rear window panel was pretty bad, we bogged up the boot channel and that held off the rust for a while, but its come back further along near the pillar so we will need to do the rare spares rust replacement panel thing. Front window is fine. The VL's had more front window rust problems that the VK's did. My panel beater mate has just done a full respray on a VL Calais turbo and they brazed up all the holes in the rear window boot gutter, which was not bad at all and was only two very small spots, however the front LHS of windscreen needed heaps of work.

I stripped my car down to a bare shell, you drill through the spot welds on the windscreen sill panel and lift it off, the rare spares replacement panel fitted ok, with some small grinding adjustments.I also painted under the sill first before I welded it back on to ensure a neat job. The only tweaking nessesary was to get it to line up with the bonnet evenly. The back sill I had the gutter made by an engineering shop and had it fitted perfectly.All that was after a week in the boot sanding and wire wheeling, and two weeks in the engine bay sanding and smoothing. Not one single bit of rust now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hey, any pics lads? would really love to see the work done... befor and after shots would be great thanks

I should get my car back soon. I think i have before shots, and i'll take some photos of the new cowl panel in.

hey fellas,thought i would show you my rust bucket,u's think its *****d? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by redvlexec hey fellas,thought i would show you my rust bucket,u's think its *****d? Fark mate that rust is rude! Depends how much you value your car, id never go bog all the rust patches under the windows, ive seen so many vls around done like this and it cracks. My car has copped a respray with the rust cut out and if you spend a little extra and do it properly it wont happen again while ya own it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

the boot gutter isnt as bad as it looks....driftarab wat did ya do to fix yours?

Quote: Originally Posted by redvlexec the boot gutter isnt as bad as it looks....driftarab wat did ya do to fix yours? not as bad as it looks? that's obscene, the back end of your car looks like it's gonna seperate from the front sometime soon! if you don't have money or means to do it properly or immediately get a can or two of that $2 fish oil from supercheap and hit the whole lot - better dry it out first tho!

i take it that people have fix'd rust under there front windscreen i'd really love to see befor and after pics as ive got a bit of rust under there.. thanks

Got my car back now. looks a treat, just need to put up the photos... So far i have had worse rust under the windscreen. mine was so bad you can see if from meters away from the car

Bumping the 2006 days Is it worth applying fish oil (Septone) to external parts around windscreen, rear screen - typical parts. I'm referring to small rust flakes sort of stuff. - Would it hinder the already present rust by any chance? Ta

ANyone?

Quote: Originally Posted by fleas [View Post] ANyone? putting anything like that will only slow the rusting down and will have to be maintained. once you have rust its always there unless you cut it out. your best bet if ever you do bare metal work is wire brush it, apply phosphuric acid which u can buy at auto shops l, than repair/ etch primer and so forth

Thanks SL. Yeah I've done what you've said before and I never got results. No easy way around this I guess. CHeers. Happy Christmas

ive always had results by wire brushing converting and sealing. either you havent sealed correctly or the rust is wose than wire bruching can fix