Back from the bodyshop...
This is how the battery tray looks after their 'rectification'. The rusty holes on the left were previously hidden by seam sealer that had to be removed to make sure the battery fitted:
Yuck! Here's another shot without flash and a torch in the footwell. Had asked for it to be checked for leaks, erm okay...
Here's how it looks inside the car now too. The good news is the pedal box now fits and can be removed, but that seems to be it for the good news!
Noticed that there wasn't much paint coverage behind the servo area, and the skim of filler slapped in there over the welding has already started to crack. Had a bit of a pick at it.
I'd really been hoping that things would be properly fixed by now, after all the bodyshop had it back for another 3 weeks... Anyway, the re-painting they've done outside is hopefully going to be good once it's been mopped.
Plan with the battery tray is to do what I should've done in the first place - DIY. Will borrow 1 Yoof and 1 MIG set, clean up the area and re-do the welding. Hopefully we'll be able to tidy it up enough to seal it properly and neaten it up.
At the same time I'll try to smooth the area behind the servo a bit to neaten it up, and re-paint that too. Fortunately they're all bits in areas where the quality of finish I'll get with a rattle can doesn't matter too much.
Lacquered the set of steelies: