Hi all,
There is some rust and a couple of small holes on my Beetle - at a common problem area (one of the many!) - on the scuttle channel behing the front bonnet (In front of the windscreen washers).
The metal around the area is solid, even round the holes. The scuttle channel is a moisture trap and there was a seal attached to a lip. Water collects under the lip (which is spot welded to the car body) and I think this is how the 3 small holes emerged when I grinded the lip away.
Anybody have any recommendations how to repair this - or is finding a donor car and cutting away a non affected scuttle channel the only real answer? Has anybody tackled this problem before?
Steve
There is some rust and a couple of small holes on my Beetle - at a common problem area (one of the many!) - on the scuttle channel behing the front bonnet (In front of the windscreen washers).
The metal around the area is solid, even round the holes. The scuttle channel is a moisture trap and there was a seal attached to a lip. Water collects under the lip (which is spot welded to the car body) and I think this is how the 3 small holes emerged when I grinded the lip away.
Anybody have any recommendations how to repair this - or is finding a donor car and cutting away a non affected scuttle channel the only real answer? Has anybody tackled this problem before?
Steve