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Hi there. Just had these panels replaced by Chrysler, and being a 2012 it will be out of warranty when they rust again unfortunately. I have noticed that these same locations are not covered correctly by the thin rubber seals as well as the fact that the paint may not fully cover the edges as it is a thin metal sheet. Let me know what you use to help out as at the moment I can only think about getting some black paint, hopefully the one that matches the wing mirror will also match the strips, and maybe spray some lubricant inside the panels. The other issues were basically the rear wash wiper cable came apart from the join (which was a simple fix), couple of fault codes that were reset and not come back in nearly 2 weeks, a flickering headlight, wind noise coming into the cabin and a squeaky clutch pedal. I think it might be a bulb flickering as they checked the headlights and they seemed fine. I will ask them to change them over. The wind noise into the cabin they could not hear but I will ask them to check it out again. Possibly due to my hearing being really good as it is high pitched, I know my dad would not be able to hear it. They will get back to me with the squeaky pedal as they can't rectify it, might be a unit change as they removed the clutch cable to see if it was that. Finally they said no to looking into the squeaky rear leather/suede seats so something I will have to look into myself. The springs probably need lubricating, need to figure out how to get to them though.

Any idea on how to protect them once replaced? Does the lacquer idea sound good at all?

The dealership said that there has been no recall on this issue which makes me presume that the replacement panels will rust again in the same place. Tempted to put some lacquer on the edges, under the rubber seals, to see if that helps out? Also the dealership said that it is not part of the 7 year paint warranty, but part of the 2 year sheet panel warranty. http://www.chrysler.co.uk/contact/faq Q. What corrosion warranty does my vehicle have? A. Corrosion warranty covers any outer-body metal panel that gets holes from rust or other corrosion. The warranty has time and distance limits as follows; For sheet metal panels, the limit is 2 years with unlimited distance.For an outer-body sheet metal panel, one that is finished-painted and that can be seen when walking around the vehicle, the time limit is 7 years with unlimited distance.The warranty does not cover cosmetic or surface corrosion resulting for example from stone chips, scratches or bird lime in the paint.

Here is a quick image of it. You can see the panel to the left of it in the same area as the right one, has no rust showing but is discoloured. That means there is rust underneath as it is turning white first then the rust shows. This is on the passenger side panels too and on the 2nd car I saw. http://i60.tinypic.com/54yemr.jpg

Cool no worries, thanks for the reply.

Hi there, thanks for the replies. Yes it is under warranty still and have booked it in for the panels being replaced from the other thread. Will update with more info and photo asap. I have already mentioned a few things to the dealership who will have a look at them when I drop the car off. I have a fault code P0488 EGR Control CKT which seems to be related to the throttle body/intake shutter that other people on the web seem to have had. Question above was to see how easy it is to clean the gunk out of the EGR although don't fancy doing any of it since I am not really a DIY person. I shall upload some photos when I can, probably needs a good wash already as it's in White and with the rain for the past few days it's not in the best condition.

Hi there, is there anywhere to buy the workshop manual from? Or even one for the Lancia Delta equivalent? Thanks

Was wondering if anyone knows about the EGR valve on the 1.6 Diesel engine or know of other forums for help on the car? Whereabouts is it and the throttle body? Thanks

At the moment I am having the door pillar panels replaced for rust issues on my 2012 Chrysler Delta. I will take a photo and reply here with it. I noticed the same thing on another Chrysler Delta in the same place on another 2012 model. I will be requesting a load of other work to be looked at under warranty, but that's when I see the dealer for the above work.