Rust repair

[Mcrow]

My mk3 has had its mudflaps on the fenders all it life by the previous owner so needless to say it got rusty under there after 13 years. I pulled off the mudflaps today to see the damage. I'm really OCD and can't have this rust. I'm parking it for the winter today so ill be looking to get it repaired in the spring. What are my options? Is it fixable still? I don't want to buy crappy aftermarket chinese fenders really, i would prefer to get these OEM ones fixed. And silver mk3's are hard to find, especially with rust free fenders.

Drivers side (It got mangled/paint flaked because my mudflaps drag on everything):



Passenger side:

[MrSector9]

Re: Rust repair

it is fixable, but new metal will have to be welded in. Best option would be to find some dented up but hopefully rust free oem fenders and then cut out that piece and weld it in, then that part of the fender will have to be repainted/blended into the rest of the car.

[Mcrow]

Re: Rust repair

Yeah i figured welding metal in is the best strategy, but i won't be doing it myself. I will gladly pay someone or some shop to do this for me when the time comes. I am so bad at anything body related.