The rocker panel (?) Right behind my drivers side door has rotted out. The hole is about three inches high and seven wide. Any suggestions for repair? 98 Neon.
The rocker panel (?) Right behind my drivers side door has rotted out. The hole is about three inches high and seven wide. Any suggestions for repair? 98 Neon.
Need one more year out of this car.
Yep, MrRoboto isn't leading you astray. Just sort it out with some body bog. If you know how to patch walls(as every good homeowner does), then you should be able to manage this job - the fanciest you'd need to go would be to pop rivet some thin sheet-metal as a backing.
FuckInearlyforgot - Check what's behind the panel, or ideally, take it off before you go chopping holes in anything. You don't want to cut into anything a)live or b)important.
Considering the Geneva Auto Show has been happening and has brought to light lots of new automotive tech, the next Friday Night Party Line is going to be about cars. Churba and I will obviously be in, but who else would be interested in joining the party?
While Victor is absolutely accurate regarding my agreeing to this, I would like it noted that at no point before right now was I actually made aware of this fact.
FuckInearlyforgot - Check what's behind the panel, or ideally, take it off before you go chopping holes in anything. You don't want to cut into anything a)live or b)important.
The hole is so large I can put arm in.
Basic bondo kit? Does those still have the wire mesh and putty?
FuckInearlyforgot - Check what's behind the panel, or ideally, take it off before you go chopping holes in anything. You don't want to cut into anything a)live or b)important.
The hole is so large I can put arm in.
Basic bondo kit? Does those still have the wire mesh and putty?
Bondo is used to smooth out, not to fill in, you are repairing a car, not making a death trap.
FuckInearlyforgot - Check what's behind the panel, or ideally, take it off before you go chopping holes in anything. You don't want to cut into anything a)live or b)important.
The hole is so large I can put arm in.
Basic bondo kit? Does those still have the wire mesh and putty?
Yeah, they do, but you're going to want to back it with a bit of sheetmetal rather than just mesh. It's pretty easy, you just need to form the sheet to the rough contour of the panel, and either tack it or pop-rivet it in place. As Omar said, Body bog isn't for rebuilding, it's for smoothing over the top of a rebuild.
Kimi? Nah, Kimi's a legend, and SUPER nice. He's just not the most verbose of chaps, notoriously hard to interview, too. There's a feature from Top Gear where he teaches James May to drive on snow for a Finnish casual rally, he's not that much different in that segment. They've probably cut that for the best clips that don't give too much away, too.
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**Yes, I know too much about Toyota performance engines.
Need one more year out of this car.
Basic bondo kit? Does those still have the wire mesh and putty?
New Yorkers learn a little about hooning:
And Kimi Raikkonen is the worst driving instructor ever.