IT IS TRUE, MY XF BEGAN TO RUST!!! HMMM... I KNOW I LIVE IN nyc AND ALL THE SNOW AND SALT BUT COME ON!?!?!?

LOCATION:

OPEN THE REAR HATCH.
3 INCHES BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE PISTON THAT CONTROLS THE HATCH, THERE IS TWO RUST SPOTS... SMALL BUT ITS STILL RUST ....WHERE THE 1/4 PANEL BENDS INWARD TO CREATE THE HATCH FRAME ON PASS SIDE... MAKE SENSE???

I WILL UPLOAD PHOTO... IF DESCRIPTION DOESN'T MAKE SENSE... I WILL BRING IT 2 DEALER... MAN I HATE RUST!!!


ANYONE ELSE WITH RUST???

 

Since the rust is up high like that, I would have to say your car sat on the docks close to the oceans nice salty sea breeze for a little while.
What is the build date on your door Xfire1?

 

I Know I Am Number 16,431 Built, Its An '04... Built Date I Never Decoded It But Thanks 4 Quick Reply +fireamx.

J.

 

xfire1, Your build date is right on your drivers side door plate, just below where it says made in Germany. My car is #19280 and my build date was 01/04.
I know it's no consolation, but there are probably 1,000's of cars out there doing the same thing yours is, it just shows up more on a white car. Thanks for pointing it out. Alot of people will be going over their cars tomorrow with a "fine tooth comb" looking for the "rust monster".

 

With That In Mind... I Will Take A Pic Of It Tomorrow Morning And Upload The Rust Spot... And I Will Check Build Date.
Thanks Again...

 

any way to upload pics??? anymore???
i see others are able to include it in a message... but!?!?!?


i have photo of rust... i can email anyone with pic until i figure this out.

 

Same thing happened to my first 280zx. I guess it too spent its time on a slow boat and on the dock in Baltimore. I just kept it waxed and used a bit of fine sandpaper on it. My car was a light blue metallic and I didn't like the idea of having the dealer repaint it. I had it for 3 years and the spot never got worse.
I keep an eye on the rear door of the Xfire. Read here there was also a rubbing problem on the lower part of the car body in that area. There are two hard rubber stoppers on the bottom of the rear hatch that apparently have been known to rub the paint off. I keep a lot of wax in that area even though you can see it when the rear hatch is shut.

Pat

 

patpur...makes alot of sense to buffer with extra wax.
thanx

i am still trying 2 figure how to attach a photo 2 the message... like those CTD bentleyesque crossfire grille messages...w/photo.

i got the pics of the rust spot now i just have to figure uploading... however this site still has glitches to repair so maybe its them not me...

 

email me the picture xfire1 and I'll place it on my site and load it onto the thread for you. hooah

 

xfire1: Here is the picture of the rust in the rear area of your Crossfire. This could be a real problem one day, thanks for the heads up, I'll need to check my Crossfire also. hooah

XFIRE1's rust problem:

 

thanks FirebaseD...