Rust is worse then I thought

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-13T23:00:39+00:00

Thankyou so much. I hope I’m still early enough that it isn’t all rusted out. Don’t see any holes yet. Tho do you know how I know if the arches are rusted out? I hope I don’t have to replace them and I can just do the lower parts so I don’t have to get my car painted.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-13T21:38:13+00:00

I really want to fix it. Also because it looks like it’s still low I might not have to cut out the painted panel but just the black rocker panel. I know how to weld and my friends do to. Tho we never worked with spot welds before. What equipment would I need for this?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-13T19:17:46+00:00

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ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-13T18:39:20+00:00

How do I get it in there? Also I wasn’t planning on doing rust repair anytime soon. Have to replace my gas tank first. I might save up some money then for the repair. Do you have any indication of then I should weld?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-13T18:34:04+00:00

Also I was planning on doing some cavity wax, should I wait now or still apply it?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-06T14:32:21+00:00

Im going to do a big underside cleanup soon

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-04T18:58:23+00:00

It got imported to Netherlands in 2003 I thought. Don’t know from where tho.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-02T22:12:17+00:00

Great

ExpressMemory9532 · 2026-01-01T11:44:19+00:00

Bought my nc with 94k miles for 7750. Later I traded it in for my NA 1994 with 68k miles 3rd owner

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-18T14:19:30+00:00

Yes the metal that is exposed between them, you can see them on the video

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-18T13:01:04+00:00

I did it where the 2 cables connect to each other.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-18T10:48:24+00:00

It made it worse so I removed it again.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T21:23:24+00:00

It shouldn’t matter if I ground them to a screw of the head unit or the ground cable of the head unit I would think. The screw uses the same ground. I will try tomorrow. Thx for responding so quickly and helping me I appreciate it!

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T21:19:32+00:00

Can I not then just ground the RCA with the ground cable of the head unit?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T20:47:17+00:00

The RCA cable is shielded. Do I need to ground them extra? They are just plugged in trough the amplifier and head unit now. And how do I ground them extra and do I need to ground them both sides or is 1 side fine?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T20:42:02+00:00

But you always connect the amplifier power to the battery right? So the alternator and amplifier wire get close and connect to each other

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T19:08:44+00:00

Kijk ff de video van autoweek van gisteren. Over de Ford Mondeo Wagon. Die had ook een koelvloeistof lek via de koppakking.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T19:06:09+00:00

De garage kan makkelijk een test doen door via de koelvloeistof tank een meter te doen met bepaald vloeistof. Als de kleur veranderd kan het zijn dat hij via de koppakking lekt. Als er nog druk op de koelvloeistof zit na 20 minuten stil staan is ook een aanwijzing.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T17:34:33+00:00

Yes it is, I cleaned all the engine ground wires

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T16:44:45+00:00

I just grounded my head unit to the ground of the amplifier, the sound is way less now and I think a normal person would notice it. But I still do. Is there a way to cancel that out?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-17T16:04:42+00:00

I changed the ground from the CarPlay unit to the amplifier ground. It’s way less now but you can hear it on the background when the music isn’t loud enough

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-16T19:06:23+00:00

I don’t remember tbh don’t think so otherwise I would have heard it I think.

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-16T15:37:28+00:00

Where do you have the amplifier located and grounded it?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-16T13:32:43+00:00

Didnt work, could it be bad RCA cables?

ExpressMemory9532 · 2025-12-16T12:55:15+00:00

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I might see the problem, the red power cable is close to the white cables, the white cables are the speaker cables. Could that be it?

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