Outrigger replacement recommendations
Outrigger replacement recommendations
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taylormj4

Original Poster:

1,595 posts

285 months

Thursday 10th July
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Hi All,
My outriggers are looking rusty again. They are not the originals. Had them replaced by an Independent several years ago a part of a body lift. They used POR15 paint (at my request). What a mistake that was. The paint stuck well to the corroded chassis but not to the new outriggers. Paint started crackng and flaking off within 2 years and the job looks to need doing again.

As the main chassis is not corroded, I'm thinking of just getting the outriggers replaced without the body lift. Read that this can be done. Anyone had this done and recommend someone to do this? Recommendations not to use someone due to bad experience also welcomed.

Thanks.

Belle427

11,001 posts

252 months

Thursday 10th July
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You sure they have rusted that badly?
May still need a partial body lift to do it properly but maybe they can be cleaned up and saved?

TR4man

5,438 posts

193 months

Thursday 10th July
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I had my outriggers replaced by Sportmotive last year and would recommend that you speak to them.

They describe their process on their website https://www.sportmotive.com/

sixor8

7,216 posts

287 months

Thursday 10th July
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I get a strange 'your clock is ahead' warning on their website, and cannot connect to it. All other parts of the web, like being here, are fine. scratchchin

andrewcliffe

1,392 posts

243 months

Thursday 10th July
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Mat Smith TVR in Norfolk did my outriggers.

taylormj4

Original Poster:

1,595 posts

285 months

Belle427 said:
You sure they have rusted that badly?
May still need a partial body lift to do it properly but maybe they can be cleaned up and saved?
Picking this back up. They're just lightly pitted at the moment but the paint has peeled off around to the top of the tubes where you can't get at to paint.
Having done more research online, it looks cheaper (£2.5k) to get the outriggers replaced, than have the partial body lift (£7k ish).

taylormj4

Original Poster:

1,595 posts

285 months

TR4man said:
I had my outriggers replaced by Sportmotive last year and would recommend that you speak to them.

They describe their process on their website https://www.sportmotive.com/
Had a not great experience with these guys, which surprised me. Lovely people to deal with but quality of work was not what I had hoped for. Took TVR to them for a full respray and it looked great except had several palm-sized areas of paint that when the sun catches it, look like they are scratched with wire wool. Car went back 3 times for correction. Each time I got it back it looked great until I washed the car, then back to normal. Gave up in the end. Detailer has since said it is a fault with the clear coat.

FHCNICK

1,333 posts

250 months

Try TVRSSW in Wellington, Somerset.

NordicCrankShaft

1,896 posts

134 months

TVRSSW, wouldn't send my car anywhere else.

Belle427

11,001 posts

252 months

Do they do stainless outriggers?
May be a good option if so, less to worry about.