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1999 rvr. reviews anyone?

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Anyone heard much about the 1999 rvr? Any roof rust issues like the 97 hsg or did they change the roof glue? One for sale in Perth. Second gen 4g63?

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If its in gumtree by seller wae, they are a 3g 4g63. He had a couple of them for sale a few years ago.
he had a normal rvr as well. He was recently selling that too. Pretty decent guy, just taking a bit much on trying to do a engine rebuild without pulling the engine out.
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Gumtree by name of max. Any reports about roof rust? The interior and exterior look considerably advanced compared to the 97 hsg.

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Yes they suffer from the rust issue too...
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Bum, bigger, shit, poo, crap! Looks like I'm back to square 1! Cheers.

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As far as I'm aware the earliest RVR didn't have a roof rust Issue, maybe Jamo can confirm if so, and the year models? If they didn't have the issue, the go would be to chop the roof off one and put on a '97 HSG. Otherwise, on the '99 if you can have a good look at the roof skin under the interior light, maybe it can still be saved? I'd imagine the cost of removing the roof skin and getting it blasted by a pro ect would be cheaper than buying a new skin IF you can find one, then also the cross braces, which I spose doesn't have to be a factory one, you could get a steel fab shop to knock something up. Just brain storming ideas really, depends on what you want and what you can afford I spose. It's a shame that evo's have this problem aswell.



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Dunno if the owner would appreciate me pulling out his roof lining but I see ur point.

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As far as I'm aware the earliest RVR didn't have a roof rust Issue, maybe Jamo can confirm if so, and the year models? If they didn't have the issue, the go would be to chop the roof off one and put on a '97 HSG. Otherwise, on the '99 if you can have a good look at the roof skin under the interior light, maybe it can still be saved? I'd imagine the cost of removing the roof skin and getting it blasted by a pro ect would be cheaper than buying a new skin IF you can find one, then also the cross braces, which I spose doesn't have to be a factory one, you could get a steel fab shop to knock something up. Just brain storming ideas really, depends on what you want and what you can afford I spose. It's a shame that evo's have this problem aswell.


It was actually you and your ccomments a while back that prompted my answer...I seem to remember you posting something about roof rust in RVRs a little while back.
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Hope someone buys that one on Gumtree from here... Was nearly tempted myself... Would love to see how it goes


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They would be a great car TBOWGN.

 

Jamo, from memory the rust in RVR's were the same year models as the year models of the evos with rust. In saying that though, I'm yet to see a white RVR with roof rust and would like someone to confirm if they have it or not in a white RVR. I can only assume the black is more susceptible because it attracts heat a little more? not sure.

 

Yes, Warbo in the '97 HSG you could get a fairly good idea of the state of the roof skin just by unscrewing the interior light. The light in those is right in the center of a crossbeam and perfect for viewing where the silicon was put to see how badly the rust has corroded. Not sure about the '99 but most cars do the same thing with the light...



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Correct ^
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Yes guys I have a white 97 hsg with roof rust popping through the paint in rows of little bubbles. Not bad yet but still terminal. I was storing my rvr in a high rise basement up here in Darwin with the intention of later fixing reverse gear. Water collected in the basement carpark and white mould subsequently grew rampant inside the rvr over almost everything. Keeping the windows closed tight may have been my mistake. There are many vehicles up here, ford lasers, corollas, with roof rust which may indicate a vehicles history could be indicitive of whether or not roof rust is likely to develop. Eg, less humidity down south so I am leaving my cc gsr stored down there.

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I have just the one tiny bubble in my roof..... Will be getting rid of it today.

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Well hopefully you don't open up a new sunroof Knight. Once a bubble is showing through the other side of the sheet you can safely assume the rust is a lot worse on the other side. Good luck mate



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Another one's up on Gumtree!!? Must be the only 2 in Australia haha.  Snazzy wagon tho :)


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Well hopefully you don't open up a new sunroof Knight. Once a bubble is showing through the other side of the sheet you can safely assume the rust is a lot worse on the other side. Good luck mate

I was lucky, must have been a stain from tree sap or similar, thank f&%ck for that.... Full respray coming for the wagon in the coming month or so, woo hoo!!!!!

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Same colour?

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Nah, I'm thinking that new Mazda 6 red...... Works well with angles.


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