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So after a drive out for an hour (now on 240 miles) I noticed some brown spots around the back inner edges of the front mudguards. Close inspection reveals rather a lot of rusty water had been splattered around coming from the tubular mudguard stays. Hmm, not very good on a new m3w, but hey ho. So waxoyle duly sprayed up, down and inside the little worm holes. Ain't no more metal maggots getting in there! 😈 Search in the group and see a few of you have had the same problem. Shame Morgan don't put a squirt in the factory when they mount them. GrRR 😠
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Once you have put the Waxoyl down the tubes a spot of silicone sealant over the holes to prevent anymore water ingress helps. If you take the mudguards off it is worth getting them stonechip painted on the undersides and then some waxolyl over that as well. The mudguards are very prone to corrosion, so do all you can to protect them....or get some G56 ones, if you are feeling flush.
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Once you have put the Waxoyl down the tubes a spot of silicone sealant over the holes to prevent anymore water ingress helps. If you take the mudguards off it is worth getting them stonechip painted on the undersides and then some waxolyl over that as well. The mudguards are very prone to corrosion, so do all you can to protect them....or get some G56 ones, if you are feeling flush.
Certainly going to take them off to do the undersides. I heard they can be awkward to get align again when re fitting? Anyone experienced this?
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Once you have put the Waxoyl down the tubes a spot of silicone sealant over the holes to prevent anymore water ingress helps. If you take the mudguards off it is worth getting them stonechip painted on the undersides and then some waxolyl over that as well. The mudguards are very prone to corrosion, so do all you can to protect them....or get some G56 ones, if you are feeling flush.
Certainly going to take them off to do the undersides. I heard they can be awkward to get align again when re fitting? Anyone experienced this? No they are very easy to take off and on, when putting them back on get one off the 3 bolts just to engage and then the other 2 before tightening and the the 2 for the stay last.
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Do the three bolts on the main mount and the two on the rear facing lower rear brace last.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
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Thanks all. So today it was off with the mudguards which was straight forward. Undersides were only a little dirty having only covered a couple of hundred miles, so an oily rag wipe underneath was all that was required. Good to see Morgan had used a silicon seal in the creases and bracket attachment to prevent water access. First liberal coating of freshly heated Dinotrol wax (does not stink like waxoyle) covered all the undersides and worked in to every nook and cranny. A few minutes in the cold air had it drying enough to add a second coat of heavier wax. Again previously heated with a heat gun so it runs like melted butter. Spread all around with a soft brush. Half hour later both remounted and excess wiped off the surfaces with Duck oil sprayed on wipes. Job done. 😎👍
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