NC welding, is there a pre shaped panel?

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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  1. My model of MX-5 is: NC
  2. I’m based near: Loughborough
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: welding.

Drivers side rear wheel arch, has gone and needs welding. the sill seems ok it’s literally the back bit that I guess in the inner wheel arch? I’ve seen replacements shaped correctly for this for a mark 1 and a diffferent one for a mk2 . Do any of them fit the nc or does it have to be diy and if so what thickness steel should I be looking at.

Links below are examples for mk1 and mk2 but cannot find one for the mk3.

http://www.mx5city.com/rear-inner-wheel-arch-repair-panel-front-mk1

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Something like this? There’s an OEM and IL Motorsport one on there.

https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/rear-wheel-arch-repair-section-mk3-35-p-4593.html

Glad these exist now as a few years back when I looked I couldn’t find any.

Cheers

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Thanks.

No it’s the inside not the actual outside it’s the front of the rear inner wheel arch behind the lining.

I’ve had a very helpful answer from the wonderful guys at mx5city saying no there isn’t a piece for this but it is not complicated to make out of sheet steel.

Thanks for your response though :slight_smile:

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Good news on it being a simple item to fabricate. And great customer service there too.

I keep meaning to get the wheels off and pull back the lining to check mine at some point. Would be interesting to hear how you get on :sunglasses:

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What lies behind the Mazda carpet of doom?
Dare you poke that brown scab with the screwdriver? :grin:

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I did not dare… the damn mot tester had a field day :slight_smile:

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I’ll have to look into having a batch made maybe, i’ve got the templates, just never had the time to take it that bit further.

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Haha I’m not usually a daring person but I don’t want to see the Mazda rot before my very eyes!

It had been inspected an undersealed a couple of years ago so hopefully that has held up. That said, what with all the salt on ours roads during the winter, it’s anyone’s guess!!

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Cheers

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What thickness did you use?

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Morning Bob, did you ever source the panel you needed, I am in the same boat and need a panel but on the passenger side, inner arch. Have been doing a bit of undersealing, noticed a bit of filler, started to chip away, …DOH!!! :dizzy_face: :pleading_face: :flushed:

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Bob, hehe :slight_smile: nah after the advice above, I got some sheet steel and make some up and just wing it.

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This is what it looks like

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similar to mine but the opposite side, I think it could be an MOT fail, what size plate did you go with, did you MIG Weld it. Its a pain as I have spent virtually every weekend getting rid of the surface rust in all the usual places and found it as one of the last areas I was doing :triumph:

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Not done it yet. Got some 1.5m plate trying to decide if I’m brave or stupid enough to try it myself.