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[robman88]

Hey me and my dad have recently bought a mini, and have encountered a problem which has stumped us a little.

 

It had a problem with the mini taking in water from the weather... and it turns out the tops of the doors, where they are supposed to be welded, are just held together with filler. Its such a mess.

 

I think I've managed to weld the drivers door top , back end, but the front end is just non existent, no metal there to weld, just a gaping hole.

 

the passenger side is cracked, but I think I might be able to weld it, but that does not stop it shipping in water because of the outside weather seal being old and solid.

 

 

Pics here:

Front outside:

http://i.imgur.com/N2D55Zl.jpg

 

 

Inside:

http://i.imgur.com/nkkY05p.jpg

 

 

Our question is what is a decent way to fix this cheaply. We have pretty much exhausted our money on lots of stuff so far that was wrong with our poor mini from the previous owners retarded bodge jobs. Seems to be one thing after another and we cant put in our new interior/dash until we get this hole fixed.

 

 

Does anyone have any suggestions for under £100?

[alex-95]

If you can weld it yourself then it should be fairly cheap to do, Cut out the rust and make a new peice to the same shape to weld in, Or you may be able to find someone with some rotten door that will be able to cut out that peice for it and weld that in.

[danm]

For under £100? I'd just buy a replacement door. That's rotten! and you can't even see what damage it's cause below that. You might solve the hole, but in time the remaining rot will eat up elsewhere and you're back to square one. Once you've spent time and effort patching, filling, sanding, grinding it all out, you've still got to spray it.

Might as well just get an entire second hand door with a smaller repair job to the underside or skin. and be done with it.

Edited by danm, 23 July 2013 - 05:04 PM.

[sonikk4]

No need to buy another door as you really don't know what you are getting.

 

I would reskin that and see if somebody has a section of window frame to sort that section out. All easily done for £100 and that would be a Heritage skin as well.

 

Its not a difficult job as i have done quite a few including adding new sections of window frame as well.

[gills85]

I've got a couple of scrap doors and could cut out a section and send to you if you want. Say a 6inch section. What do you reckon?

[Captain Mainwaring]

If you're not a particularly experienced welder - get someone to do it for you.

I'd personally just stick a door on it.....

[krusher74]

"shipping in water because of the outside weather seal being old and solid."

 

Going to have to save up some pennys and renew that seal to have any chance of a water tight seal.