2007 LS460L ,- Body Corrosion
#16
You rarely see body corrosion in the wild these days and if a person acquires an old muscle car from the 70s they have to be vigilant against rust like owning firearms.
#17
2007 LS460L, 75,000 miles - I have the same issue on the forward section of both rear wheel wells. It has come on strong within the last year. I wish I had caught it within the 10 year body corrosion warranty.
#18
Lexus Fanatic
I repaired mine a few months ago. Only one side on the rear. In fairness, this area was a previous collision repair that may have not been done properly when the previous owner bought the car in Eastern Canada (rust belt). I paid a local shop 700 bucks to do it. They completely cut out the area to good metal, and then welded in a new piece. They did a phenomenal job and guarantee the repair (no rust return), for as long as I own the vehicle.
#19
Pole Position
Now this is some serious rust here. This will have to be cut out and replaced with sheet metal. Was the car in an accident previously and repaired? Usually when I see rust this bad it's because it's been repaired and the shop didn't do it properly.
#20
Lexus Fanatic
It is. Mine was just as bad and when the rust was scraped away, it left significant holes behind.
#21
Lead Lap
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Yes, if this is surface rust (meaning the rust hasn't perforated the metal), then it can be ground down to bare metal, rustproofed, filled, primed and painted. You can cut the rusty part out but thats probably unnecessary (unless the rust has perforated the metal) on a car this old. If the rust has perforated the panel then there's no alternative but to cut the rusted areas out and weld in new metal.
Very suprized to see this on a Lexus in the 21st century!
Very suprized to see this on a Lexus in the 21st century!
#22
Lexus Fanatic
Most all cars since the early 90s are double galvanized and rarely ever have rust issues unless it had previous repair work where the galvanic coating was compromised. Rust may spread but it will be limited to the body panel. If it gets so bad you can pick up a new used body panel and have a body shop weld it on.
I don't think surface rust is too bad though on panels, it will have to be repainted but on a base black car you don't have to worry much about matching/blending.
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