found hole in the body uhhh
 

:barf: So i was sound deading with dynamat in the rear interior panel next the the rear passenger seat. After removing the interior panel and the speaker i noticed in 3 areas i could see the floor of my garage. pics :eyebulge: the holes are where the body panel adhere/ welded to floor panel

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road dirt from bottom of panel.
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the white dot you see is my shop light led beneath car aimed directly at pinch weld directly below car
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evidence water has been in the vehicle
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...ps464d8d94.jpg

plastic cilps holding rear passenger wheel well lineer also have salt water in them
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arrow pointing to said hole
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I'm guessing youre missing the rubber caps. I noticed a lot in that area.

which rubber caps lol

Could you take a picture from the bottom of the car? I have my car up on jack stands right now so I can look at mine as well

one sec

These are the plugs...

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57735149/BRZ/Plugs.jpg

...and this is where they go. Holes should be about a foot forward from the edge of the rear wheel well.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57735149/BRZ/IMG_2312.JPG

updated and found more holes and lack of body sealant:brokenheart: :paddle::barf: :confused0068::(:(:(:(:(:(:cry:

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i have different holes and gaps im concerned with also i can see where you could have the same problem look at the gap between the pinch welds i bet you could stick something up that hole

O_O You've got me all paranoid now haha

It appears to insufficient or total lack there of, body sealant and rust proofing

What does Subaru expect? Rust the entire body early or what? I just dont get it.... Shame on you Subaru! :slap:

Good thing i got the extended warranty ill prolly fix it myself. Good thing is 3m body sealant is white. Ill prolly go over with lizard skin after its cured

Ummm...potential long term damage?

Interesting......good catch. Looks like a good oil based undercoat will be required after all, even though I'm not driving it in the winter.

Bleh....I wonder if this is endemic to all units, or random?

Ive seen quite a few threads regarding missing plugs. Ive searched relentlessly for all of them, but I cannot seem to find any more information. Can anyone point out all the plugs that should have been installed in the cars so that I can check? The last thing I want over the next 5+ years of ownership is rust forming

This seems different from the plug issue. Is this a welding defect or just lack of undercoating, or both?!?!

In terms of rust - I thought all modern cars were fully dipped in some sort of sealant. You can find videos online on entire chassis on assembly lines being submerged in what I think is sealant.

Can anyone second the OP's finding on a different car?

I seen the hole on mine too. Time to call up Subaru and make them aware of this. Help the cause....

https://www.subaru.com/shopping-tools/contact-us.html

ahh now i gotta check mine. its been snowing everywere here

Yeah i got mass salt water debris inside that panel :( on the plus side added an Infinity 6.5 in the door as well as dynamat extreme the doors entire floor and rear qtr cavity. Its night and day!

Water sloshing around in cabin. Heavy condensation. And rust ahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wth

I will rip mine apart tomorrow when it's warmer out. Im getting a "feels like" temp of 26 deg F in fucking alabama right now. No bueno.

Thats not good, if I was up north like I use to be and driving this car in winter I would be pissed,....salt will eat this car alive in those areas.

definitely in for updates!

interesting

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Sealant will fix this temporarily!... Better than nothing I suppose.

Not the 3m body sealant i speak of lasts lifetime of vehicle. I have 8 years in. Body shop 2 of which as an asst manager

Going to have to wait till warmer weather as well. 18 degrees at the moment. :|

Thats crazy! Come on Subaru ! Is it that hard to make a watertight chassis ? sealing every gap WTH
I cant wait to get back behind the wheel of my brz in spring but this kill the excitement... i think its a major problem ! Taking everything apart from a new car to hunt holes not sealed at factory hummm nooooo!!

i restored rust bucket car and oh god u dont want water and salt in there.

Toyota and Subaru need to be aware of this asap :cry:

Recently noticed small gatherings of salt under the spare tire and corners under jack and tools. Thought I was going crazy and must have been something I put in there, but now I'm going crazy thinking this actually got in there from driving. Thank you for your diligence.

Well, I confirmed I have dust accumulation in the same pocket and the same holes that are not sealed. My shop light had shown through as well. However I am proud to say I have all the underbody plugs

The build quality of these cars is beginning to remind me of Lotus. Lotus from the 1960s, that is. :D

Wow thats unacceptable. I'm glad I don't live in areas where there is a lot of salt, but even then a car shouldn't be like this. This is a nice car and I love it, but build quality is shit. Scuffs easily, scratches easily, and now holes underneath where rust can build up..

:lol: Or lancia's of yesteryear?

(ladies and) gentleman, I bring you the future of your 86....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/...790efd2e_o.jpg


aaaand subscribed.

If this is consistant ....there better be a TSB to fix this *hit

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6182695680/h8C9B251A/

While ur bullshitting... my dad had a 84 corolla that looked like this on the inside!!! LOL... looks like I will be checking mine as well.

What is this 3m body sealant you speak of?

My picture was of a Lancia beta, if I remember correctly, Lancia just about went under (or did?) when they had to buy back all the rusty pile's of Lancia Beta from angry customers.

I hear ya on the corolla thing though, it wasn't too long ago when (in the US) Japanese cars weren't known for much else than having low build quality. I hope this car doesn't bring that back...

I'm so prepared for a press release from Subaru/Toyota with some fluff about how the holes improve aerodynamics :slap: