Repair sections allow localised corrosion damage to be addressed without replacing an entire body panel. These precision-formed panels cover the most common areas of corrosion, sill sections (inner and outer), wheel arch repairs (front and rear), floor patches, jacking point reinforcements, and structural reinforcement areas, and are cut and welded into place by a competent body shop. Using repair sections rather than full panel replacement preserves more of the original bodywork, which is both more economical and more sympathetic to the car's originality.
Common MGC Corrosion Areas
The MGC suffers from the same corrosion patterns as the MGB, concentrated in areas where moisture accumulates and cannot drain: the outer sills (trapped moisture between inner and outer sill panels), the jacking points (where the jack pad cuts through the sill and creates a moisture trap), the front floor sections beneath the carpets (condensation and water ingress from deteriorated heater box seals or windscreen seal), the rear floor and battery box area (acid spillage from the twin 6-volt batteries and water ingress through the boot seal), and the front inner wings around the crossmember mounting points (road spray accumulation). For MGC-specific structural areas in the front end, repair sections are particularly valuable given the limited availability of complete inner structural panels, these panels maintain the critical geometry for the torsion bar front suspension and engine mounting points.