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Any Welders Out There?

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My Ford Ka 2002 just got refused an MOT as it was to dangerous to MOT for the reason of rust. The areas that need repairing O/S/F & N/S/R Sills have holes, O/S/F & N/S/R floor AND O/S/R Chassis point. Just looking for a what a rough quote would be to have these welded?

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    Depends how large the areas are and how much work the repairs need.

    Try posting a few pictures.

    Would the garage not quote you for the work?

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    Cheers for the response the garage that did the MOT don't do welding but I've been quoted today £200-£300 for the job which is reasonable for the extent of the work. Thanks

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    not easy to quote on welding.

    in order for a good weld, you need clean metal around the corrosion, so what looks like a 2" diameter hole, can rapidly turn into something much larger in search of sound metalwork.

    £2-300 seems a reasonable quote

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    Its too dangerous to MOT, but they still allowed you to drive it away? :blink: Oh, the irony of the MOT system!

    If it was that bad, and they don't do welding, it should have been trailered to somewhere that does do welding.

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    Agree with BigD here, that is rather ironic!

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