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Has anyone ever run across rust like this before? It's on the window frame by the mirror right where the frame meets the main body of the door.
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Has anyone ever run across rust like this before? It's on the window frame by the mirror right where the frame meets the main body of the door.
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Calgary AB, Canada
93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite
"It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)
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I saw that on a junkyard car a few months back, it had an Ohio plate. Was pretty ugly!
Then again, the whole rear hatch was pretty much gone, too. It had welds all around the rear axle.
Maybe your door seal is letting in just enough moisture for it to rest there?Last edited by Spike; 07-19-2013, 04:41 PM.White '92 GL 5-speed BP, G series, Aspire/Rio swapped, "Nancy"
White '89 LX 5-speed, Aspire swapped, Weber carb
1988 LX 5-speed
1993 L 5-speed B8, E series, Aspire/Rio swapped
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My "92" is originally from MI and has it bad in this area, to the point that the tops of the window frames are starting to flop around in high wind and passing semi's. I am going to replace the doors with the ones from my old "90" which are perfect and spent its whole life in Ohio....Comment
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Ontario cars are all like that (the 5 different ones I've looked at closely over the past 10 years). I drilled 1/8" vent holes on my mom's car at that location already 10 years ago (it rust-perforated prematurely at that spot) and squirted it full of oil to keep things from getting worse. Something in there, due to assembly or engineering, is gathering moisture/salt and not allowing the channel to stay dry.Comment
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Then I suppose it's not an unusual spot. I've not seen it on other Festivas, just on mine.Ian
Calgary AB, Canada
93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite
"It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)
Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blogComment
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My 91 has that on the drivers door.Going old school...
89L Carby FIDO, previously owned by FestivaFredComment
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What kind of mirror mount do you have on your door? I hope it's not a Protege one, because it does not seal properly.Comment
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Stock Festiva swoopieOriginally posted by bravekozak View Post
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Calgary AB, Canada
93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite
"It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)
Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blogComment
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Mine had that too just on the drivers door! I got my Festy from Cleveland and it's a 1989 LX. The window frame was flopping and leaking when it rained. I went to a junk yard and got another door. Problem fixed!Last edited by muleskinner; 07-22-2013, 04:47 PM.1993 Ford Festiva L blue 170,000 miles
1990 Ford Festiva L Plus white 190,000 Auto, currently waiting to have another engine put in.
1995 Ford F150 XLT black 203,000 miles
2002 Honda CRV silver 180,000 miles
2003 Toyota Rav4 Sport black 94,000 miles
2008 Sym Rv250 dark grey 30,000 miles. My scooter.
1989 Ford Festiva LX black 233,000 miles. Sold to my better half's son.
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