timtech <timtech@gmail.com> wrote in news:1191946487.791904.186120
@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

You have a sticky problem here.

A proper professional fix will cost you thousands, way more than the car's
worth. Basically the car's a goner. Spend as little as possible on this
car, just enough to make it pass MoT. And save up for a replacement for
when the MoT eventually becomes unpassable.

Depending on the extent of the rot, you might be able to grind off all the
outside rust, then rebuild the panel yourself with fiberglass mat. Remove
the bumper first. And first measure the location and sizes of the various
clip and screw holes before grinding so you can add them back in later.

You will be absolutely astonished how big that 4" hole will get once the
rust is ground away. It will easily double in size, if not be bigger than
that. So take lots of measurements before you grind, to make sure your
fiberglass dimensions are the same.

If all you want to do is make sure the bumper end doesn't fall down enough
to get damaged, you can use pipe strapping and self-tapping screws. Not
pretty, but if you do it right, you can hide most of that inside the wheel
well.

If it makes you feel any better, every single '92-'95 Civic ever made ended
up with this exact same problem if it was driven in a wet, salty
environment.