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Old 11-05-2008, 06:46 PM   #1
96tsport
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rear wheel well seams rotted

Bodyshop was looking at my van after I got rear ended & dude made some comments about not worth fixing the damage & plus can't even be certified as is (to re-sell) cos, the rear wheel well seams are rotted & exhaust fumes risk thing..

Can't say I noticed before & not sure about the wheel wells (dunno if all metal) but upper & lower sections are joined & then appear to have a thick sealant type tape on top of the seam & definitely the seam is rotted away (looked like mostly the upper section of the seam).

Is this structural or just a matter of maybe wire brushing/grinding the rust at the seam, doing a fiberglass repair & sealing it up by maybe brushing on tar type goop?
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