James Vette
CCCUK Member
I know the main parts to look from Youtube but is there any tips I might need? Someone said you need to remove a plate to see the birdcage but I doubt a seller would be happy with that. 
Birdcage inspection before buying
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johng
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You definitely need to remove the kick panels, it's only a couple of screws. That will allow you to look for rust around the body mount, also if there are loose bits of rust in there, that suggests rust higher up the A pillar. However, it's easy enough for a seller to hoover up the loose rust before you get there! On my car a large part of the lower outer windshield corner panel had rusted away, but I only found the full extent of this once I'd removed the dash and the windscreen.
antijam
CCCUK Member
Removing the footwell kick panels will give you access to the No.2 body mounts...
The panels are easy to remove being secured with single screw up and towards the front however the tread strips may need to be removed as well since they trap the rear of the panel.
The No 2 mounts are at the base of the birdcage 'A' post and serious corrosion here is probably an indicator of further corrosion around the windscreen frame. Some surface corrosion on the mounts is probably inevitable, but what you don't want to see is something like this....
If serious, corrosion of the windscreen frame can be seen from the outside through the sides of the screen itself.
The panels are easy to remove being secured with single screw up and towards the front however the tread strips may need to be removed as well since they trap the rear of the panel.
The No 2 mounts are at the base of the birdcage 'A' post and serious corrosion here is probably an indicator of further corrosion around the windscreen frame. Some surface corrosion on the mounts is probably inevitable, but what you don't want to see is something like this....
If serious, corrosion of the windscreen frame can be seen from the outside through the sides of the screen itself.
James Vette
CCCUK Member
Thanks for this johng!
James Vette
CCCUK Member
Thanks for this antijam!
Adtheman
CCCUK Member
The kick panels very easy to remove, any seller should be fine with this, mine was when i bought last year. Also check radiator condition and the radiator core support frame for rust/rot. new core £500 and rad about the same.