Rear Storage compartment
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,160
Likes: 3
From: Greensboro NC
Rear Storage compartment
I am installing new carpet this weekend and it never dawned on me to get prices on the rear storage compartment frame and doors. Went to Zip and saw they where on special for $152 down from $169 :lolg: Thats more than I am paying for the carpeting. Who is the crack addict that is going to pay that? It is a $50 part max! Any one know a place where they sell these things, in pieces if neccessary.
[Modified by micks69, 8:08 PM 5/6/2003]
[Modified by micks69, 8:08 PM 5/6/2003]
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,160
Likes: 3
From: Greensboro NC
Re: Rear Storage compartment (Robert N)
Robert,
I just took one apart 45 mins ago they are not difficult in the least bit. Its just a frame with 3 doors in it. There is no bottom part or boxes attached or anything.
I just took one apart 45 mins ago they are not difficult in the least bit. Its just a frame with 3 doors in it. There is no bottom part or boxes attached or anything.
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 11,117
Likes: 671
From: SE Pennsylvania
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Oldtimer
Re: Rear Storage compartment (micks69)
I just replaced my rear compartment as a unit. The parts alone were 90.00 so instead of doing all the replacing of carpet myself, I bought the assembled unit from Mid-America for 159.00. It is much better made than the original and it's made by Dewitts, the radiator people!
Racer
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 330
Likes: 0
From: Baja Oregon
Re: Rear Storage compartment (micks69)
All of the major parts vendors sell individual compartment components as well as the completed assembly.
One of the reasons people spring for the (approx.) $150 pre-assembled unit is the difficulty in removing the old carpet from the doors - they use the glue from hell on those things. I guess it's possible to do it without cracking the doors and/or the plastic trim, but I sure as s*** couldn't. :mad
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
One of the reasons people spring for the (approx.) $150 pre-assembled unit is the difficulty in removing the old carpet from the doors - they use the glue from hell on those things. I guess it's possible to do it without cracking the doors and/or the plastic trim, but I sure as s*** couldn't. :mad
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 43,136
Likes: 155
From: Thomson Georgia
Re: Rear Storage compartment (Touringpro)
I guess it's possible to do it without cracking the doors and/or the plastic trim, but I sure as s*** couldn't. :mad
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 5,943
Likes: 3
From: Wildwood IL
Re: Rear Storage compartment (Alwyn678)
I guess it's possible to do it without cracking the doors and/or the plastic trim, but I sure as s*** couldn't. :mad
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
It is Easy to do.........I did it myself :cheers:
[Modified by Touringpro, 10:00 PM 5/6/2003]
It is Easy to do.........I did it myself :cheers:
Eddie
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 11,117
Likes: 671
From: SE Pennsylvania
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Oldtimer
Re: Rear Storage compartment (Touringpro)
This is the main reason I bought the assembled unit. It took 3/4 of an hour just to get the carpet off the little center door. Glue from hell is a perfect description for it. And I promise you WILL break the plastin moulding around the door itself. :cry
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,160
Likes: 3
From: Greensboro NC
Re: Rear Storage compartment (vettfixr)
I've got it apart and the carpet came off easily. So I'm not having the problems some of you had. The fact still remains that 3 doors, a frame, and 3 hinges shouldnt cost $159. Maybe I will go into the rear compartment building business. :smash:
Maybe if the locks, strikers, little rubber bumpers, light, and fibre box with screw kit came with it it would be worth it.
But that according Dr. Rebuild would cost $158 + 47.85 for push button locks, bezels, backs and screws + 43.50 for a molded fibre box +23.90 for center compartment liner + 7.50 for 13 piece screw set + 10.00 for vinyl loops+ 17 for strikers and plates= Grand total $307.75. Now the pain in the butt factor = the price of a new carb or distributor or cam shaft. I was looking at some other interior pieces and those are a fortune as well. :cry
[Modified by micks69, 9:44 PM 5/7/2003]
Maybe if the locks, strikers, little rubber bumpers, light, and fibre box with screw kit came with it it would be worth it.
But that according Dr. Rebuild would cost $158 + 47.85 for push button locks, bezels, backs and screws + 43.50 for a molded fibre box +23.90 for center compartment liner + 7.50 for 13 piece screw set + 10.00 for vinyl loops+ 17 for strikers and plates= Grand total $307.75. Now the pain in the butt factor = the price of a new carb or distributor or cam shaft. I was looking at some other interior pieces and those are a fortune as well. :cry
[Modified by micks69, 9:44 PM 5/7/2003]
