running board retainer / mount:

submachinegun · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject: running board retainer / mount:

has rusted out above the jack point, how should i go about replacing this piece?

submachinegun · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:27 pm Post subject:

KantDriveFast · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject:

That looks like your heater channel...My condolences.

Glenn · Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject:

Time to break open the piggy bank.
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submachinegun · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:52 am Post subject:

looks like im just gonna patch it and let it slide... im not looking to invest too much money in this ride, it's all gonna go to my oval.

Pennywise · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:26 am Post subject:

Break open the piggy bank? Condolences? That is not that expensive or hard to fix. It is fixable for under a few hundred dollars if you do the work yourself. If you don't like to do work on your own car though, you might want to sell it and buy new cars from now on.

submachinegun · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:53 pm Post subject:

the inside is solid, just where the running board attaches is rotted out. can i just weld in a new running board retainer?

Pennywise · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject:

I would seriously think about replacing the whole heater channel. You will probably dig back a bit and keep having to dig back until you are past what the retaining board will replace. The rust has likely started to appear in other places beyond what you can see without taking the body off and the heater channels away, in other words.

63_veedub · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:24 pm Post subject:

hey check out www.mamotorworks.com i neded the running board retainer for my bug got it from there for 12.99 well worth it check it out they have more body panels heater channels complete are about 100.00 each.

HotRodedXXX · Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:32 pm Post subject:

Is it rusted through the front fender well also? If so that channel is shot.

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submachinegun · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 2:34 pm Post subject:

it's starting to bubble through a little in the fron fender wheel, but i cannot see daylight through it. the only area thats really bad is right above the jack point and various others little spots where the running board was mounts were located.

HotRodedXXX · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject:

If its bubbling through the fenderwell then the channel is shot. They rust from the inside out so its only a matter of time before it caves on itself. Save yourself the trouble and change out the channel now.

Pennywise · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject:

submachinegun · Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

looks like im gonna go the rat route for awhile then.


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