Conor
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- 2010 S212 350 CGI // 2004 R230 500
Hi Guys,
Just one week left until I get home to my recently purchased R230.
One of the evenings I will take it to Pit Start garage and want to get a look at the rust situation. I plan on sticking it on a lift, removing the wheels and arch liners and using a pretty decent torch to look over it. Some people might say that's what you do before purchase, but what fun what that be
Any tips on this for me or other items I need to check also?
* Is it easy to remove the wheel arch liners? (Do I need a guide)
* Should I be prepared to need to wash down the liners before removing - i.e. buildup of dirt?
* Any other parts of the under carriage I should check while I am there?
* I will also check the brake lines as these are advisories on recent MOT.
* This is merely a simple recon mission so that I can determine the scale of the rust and I can take it from there.
Thanks in advance..
P.S. There seems to be little online about this type of task for the R230, I will try and take as much photo/video as possible.
Just one week left until I get home to my recently purchased R230.
One of the evenings I will take it to Pit Start garage and want to get a look at the rust situation. I plan on sticking it on a lift, removing the wheels and arch liners and using a pretty decent torch to look over it. Some people might say that's what you do before purchase, but what fun what that be
Any tips on this for me or other items I need to check also?
* Is it easy to remove the wheel arch liners? (Do I need a guide)
* Should I be prepared to need to wash down the liners before removing - i.e. buildup of dirt?
* Any other parts of the under carriage I should check while I am there?
* I will also check the brake lines as these are advisories on recent MOT.
* This is merely a simple recon mission so that I can determine the scale of the rust and I can take it from there.
Thanks in advance..
P.S. There seems to be little online about this type of task for the R230, I will try and take as much photo/video as possible.