General Water Trap

[Andy Monty]

Fuel filler cap is going to be another area to go in the future, same as the old Ford Ka's. Water is always sitting in there.

Not the fact water sits there (in the recess) but all the road dirt/salt/cr@p sits on the fuel filler/breather pipe at the back and never dries out the metal flex's differently to the plastic, dirt erodes the paint water gets in and bingo nice fresh rust......




Treated my GP to a healthy coat of this in the exposed areas....

 

[306maxi]

Well thankyou kind sir, I wasn't sure if you had noticed.

Its a blessing and a curse... I notice everything. Apart from what someone wrote 2 posts ago

Nice riposte, you're on form today.

Get a ROOM

 

[nottsfiat07]

Get a ROOM

Why, you'd only want to come in

 

[grimwau]

Flies seem to like my rude wax

I think it's made from cow dung. LOL.

 

[306maxi]

Why, you'd only want to come in

Nah, I don't want sloppy seconds

 

[Venters]

Nah, I don't want sloppy seconds

You would if you got a discount.

 

[306maxi]

You would if you got a discount.

I've tried thinking of a reply to that which is suitable for a family forum and can't think of any

 

[nottsfiat07]

Flies seem to like my rude wax

I think it's made from cow dung. LOL.

So basically you gave me something that equates to smearing cows**t all over my car once a fortnight? Right monkey, Maxi is now my bezzy forum mate.

So now itll be tight firsts all the way Maxi

 

[grimwau]

So basically you gave me something that equates to smearing cows**t all over my car once a fortnight? Right monkey, Maxi is now my bezzy forum mate.

So now itll be tight firsts all the way Maxi

 

[ianrm]

Well,

These have come out at £45 EACH

I'l take a look at getting some turned instead.

Wow thats a tad expensive. Would have paid that for a pair. Well done for your work so far, lets hope the alloy ones can bee more reasonably priced.

 

[Chrisedmo]

Wow i cant believe i never noticed this before.. looked at this thread and i thought i'd check out my car and look what i found:

Im really annoyed about this now.. Is there a way i can rectify this ?

I've only had my car six months ?!!!!

 

[laverda]

This is how I made it on my Panda 100HP
1 washer
1 rubbergrommet
1 12x1.25 domenut

 

[muttleysdad]

This is how I made it on my Panda 100HP
1 washer
1 rubbergrommet
1 12x1.25 domenut

Ingenious

 

[nottsfiat07]

This is how I made it on my Panda 100HP
1 washer
1 rubbergrommet
1 12x1.25 domenut

Don't you find the 12x1.25 donut goes soggy in the wet oh DOMEnut :doh:

 

[Mollie]

Any further updates on this thread?

 

[pearce_jj]

As said on post no 3 (or there abouts) it won't cause any mechanic any problem anyway.

Just forget about it

 

[Mollie]

It's the cosmetics that bothers me.

 

[306maxi]

It's the cosmetics that bothers me.

It's not out on display or anything.....

 

[caz360]

I think I have a fix for this will try and take some pic's.
Its basically rubber covers (from the same place)robbed of an old cinq then cut.
It makes a perfect fit!

 

[Spoons]

It's the cosmetics that bothers me.

Ok... forgive me for being stupid here....

But, if a mechanic wouldnt have any problem getting the nut off if rusted on... then why not just hammerite (paint) over the rusty thread and bolt in a nice silver colour (or any colour).

It would look nice, no covers needed, and in the event a mechanic wanted to remove the bolt, its only a bit of paint in the way.

JOB DONE, very little cost, and it would look nice :idea: