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12-27-2020, 06:08 AM | #1 |
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rocker panel drilling for side skirts
Is it true that the Rocker panel where it has that textured paint is made of plastic and not metal? I’ve drilled into the bottom of it to put on some bottom line side skirts. Do I need to worry about rust now?
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12-27-2020, 09:26 AM | #2 |
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you drilled it. what kind of shavings came out?
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You couldn't tell by the shavings like soundman98 stated? Maybe you meant to say that you had someone else do the drilling?
In any case, it's metal. |
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What's the issue here? Them being on Youtube doesn't change that recycling used parts has been a thing. I've had used doors and other parts on my cars in the past
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recycled doors and most other parts are bolt on parts, you will destroy the used quarter panel separating it to get it off the used clip. once you drill out those spot welds you no longer have material to resistance weld or rivet (depending on the manufacturers procedure) the used panel to the vehicle. Used structural parts are not an approved repair procedure and if a shop is doing it they are not doing a proper repair.
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Procedure taught at one of the main autobody training schools in West Michigan in regards to the reuse of structural components was in fact to drill spot welds and reattach using MIG (GMAW) to fill the holes (admittedly this was over twenty years ago; I have no first hand knowledge of current instruction/practice; I did not remain in the field). However, given the fickle nature of resistance spot welding, I have no reason to doubt MIG filled holes with adequate penetration are equal (possibly superior) to the original spot welded union. (I paid for college working as the quality control department for a Tier 1 automotive supplier to GM, Chrysler, and Honda (that I remember). Part of my position was performing destructive tests on spot welded sub-assemblies to certify the structures would remain intact up to defined loads. We were constantly adjusting the robotic resistance welders; one hour the assemblies might only pass because the sheer quantity of marginal welds held just well enough, the next hour the parts would be covered in 3” metal spikes from molten steel ejected from the weld pools. Minor variances in stamping tolerance, the roll of steel the stamping came from, wear on the welding tips, pre-weld component temps, etc. all contributed to the inconsistency.) What I’m getting at is: I don’t understand why reusing a structural component would not be an acceptable repair if done well. |
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