I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on what to do with the upper tail gate on my ffrr . Its a 2011 4.4 tdv8 Vogue, with 88 k up. I must say, I have only owned the vehicle for a couple of months and intend to give the old girl as much love as she needs .

Now, to my point, the tail gate is bubbling with rust from the inside out. Can this be cut out and replaced with new metal, or should I go for a new tail gate (ouch).

Has anyone had a successful repair on this that has lasted, I don't want to get it filled and painted for it to come back again in 6 months time .

Your thoughts please...….

Kind regards,

Cozzy.

it will probably stay like that for the next 5 years or so...if you're going to keep it longer than that then get it repaired , if not then dont worry..

I'd buy a used tailgate from a 2004 car and have it fitted and painted to match your car. Problem solved.

At the risk of sounding stupid - why an 04 car may I ask?

It seems to be the case that the cars produced when bmw owned Land Rover were built to a significantly better standard as regards corrosion resistance than later years when Land Rover were owned by Ford etc.
As an example my own 2004 car has a tailgate that is as new with no signs of corrosion at all, equally my car has no sign of the dreaded rear wheel arch corrosion.
Given that my car originally lived near the sea in Brighton and now resides next to a beach I think it is fair to say bmw may have been onto something.
It might be interesting to hear from other bmw year owners.
I only gave 2004 as an example but the year range could well be 2002-2005.
I am perfectly serious about fitting a tailgate from these years to a later car to avoid the recurring corrosion problem.
Preparing, painting and fitting of such a tailgate to a later car would cost about the same or only possibly slightly more and imo result in a permanent solution the the problem.

Thank you for all your comments on this problem. It really bugs the hell out of me seeing this on my car.
04 ish tail gate it is then.......now where to find a good one ?

Best regards,

Cozzy.

Nice to know - mines an 04 and there is not a spot of rust on it anywhere - well chuffed. Had the bonnet polished last year and it would pass as nearly new.

Hey Bruno22rf.......your not too far from me, I will bring my socket set !!

Look forward to seeing you cozzy - both my Dogs will as well! Couple of years back I had a Shogun v6 3.5 - went out to start her up one morning only to find some kind soul had pinched the CAT. Now have camera's, Dogs and more Firearms than most Gun dealers .

May give it a miss then Bud !!!

nicedayforit wrote:

It seems to be the case that the cars produced when bmw owned Land Rover were built to a significantly better standard as regards corrosion resistance than later years when Land Rover were owned by Ford etc.
As an example my own 2004 car has a tailgate that is as new with no signs of corrosion at all, equally my car has no sign of the dreaded rear wheel arch corrosion.
Given that my car originally lived near the sea in Brighton and now resides next to a beach I think it is fair to say bmw may have been onto something.
It might be interesting to hear from other bmw year owners.
I only gave 2004 as an example but the year range could well be 2002-2005.
I am perfectly serious about fitting a tailgate from these years to a later car to avoid the recurring corrosion problem.
Preparing, painting and fitting of such a tailgate to a later car would cost about the same or only possibly slightly more and imo result in a permanent solution the the problem.

Used to have a 54 plate M62 V8 L322 and the tailgate rusted on that along with the arches so as much as you would hope BMW would build them better they didn't Funnily enough aside from the body bits all the issues I had with that one was with all the BMW bits! (Valley Pan etc...)

However I managed to get a rust free tailgate in the right colour for £20 off ebay  2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography

Yup - 2004 car, and no signs of tailgate rust. Current:
- 2013 L405 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
Sold:
- 2004 L322 4.4 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 2002 L322 4.4 HSE (having fixed timing chain guides)
- 2000 P38 4.6 Vogue (BRC LPG)
- 1981 2-door In-Vogue
- 1980 Ex-Army SIII LWB
- 1976 SIII LWB
- 1968 SIIA
Stripped for parts:
- 2003 L322 4.4 Vogue

I had to swap the tailgate on my 2003 TD6 for one from a 2007 car I think. Whilst the earlier cars seem better than the last ones, they were never very good.

Depends where it’s been kept I suppose etc? 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Zebedee wrote:

Yup - 2004 car, and no signs of tailgate rust.