That's what they charge here. $55 is dirt cheap.
Undercarriage damage
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I had a few small holes in mine. I had some two part epoxy for filling cracks in cement. It's a grey color, almost identical to the panel, and cure hard as rock. I bought some 2" aluminium foil tape, what is used for sealing ventilation ducts.
I started by cutting some lengths of tape, having them at the ready near to each repair spot. I cleaned each spot thoroughly with acetone. I mixed up a batch of the epoxy, and using a putty knife a bit wider than the repair spot, squeegeed the epoxy into the spot. Once I was satisfied that enough epoxy was in the repair, I quickly placed the piece of foil tape over it, and gently smoothed it down with a plastic putty knife.
24 hours later, I peeled off the tape. All the spots are were open before, are now sealed shut. At least now, any dirt and humidity will be kept out.
I started by cutting some lengths of tape, having them at the ready near to each repair spot. I cleaned each spot thoroughly with acetone. I mixed up a batch of the epoxy, and using a putty knife a bit wider than the repair spot, squeegeed the epoxy into the spot. Once I was satisfied that enough epoxy was in the repair, I quickly placed the piece of foil tape over it, and gently smoothed it down with a plastic putty knife.
24 hours later, I peeled off the tape. All the spots are were open before, are now sealed shut. At least now, any dirt and humidity will be kept out.
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Do these floorboard panels make up some sort structure whereas they need to be 100% intact in order to keep the floor strong? If not, why not just cover the damaged areas with either some sort of fiber glass repair or epoxy? It's on the bottom of the car so it isn't going to be seen...
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Do these floorboard panels make up some sort structure whereas they need to be 100% intact in order to keep the floor strong? If not, why not just cover the damaged areas with either some sort of fiber glass repair or epoxy? It's on the bottom of the car so it isn't going to be seen...
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Did insurance hold you at fault? I had something similar happen in my old truck, I was in moderate traffic and a shovel fell off the truck in front of me, I didn't have room to avoid cause there were other cars too close, truck was lifted so all I could do was drive over it, heard it bounce around underneath and thought everything was fine. Until the truck stopped moving, got underneath and the shovel poked a hole in the transmission pan and eventually smoked the trans.
When I called insurance, they said since I ran it over it would go down as at at fault collision because I drove into it.
When I called insurance, they said since I ran it over it would go down as at at fault collision because I drove into it.
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If you can do it yourself fiberglass is easy to work with and can be ground, finished smooth and painted so you can't even tell it's been repaired.
I modded my RK Sport hood for my SC and got rid of the camel toe for better lines more to my liking.
I modded my RK Sport hood for my SC and got rid of the camel toe for better lines more to my liking.
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Here are some pictures of a C5 that has been cut up to demonstrate the construction of a C5. This was done by the Corvette Museum and displayed at various events around the country
The center of the panel is really BALSA WOOD (you can see my finger nail marks in one photo) Yes its soft but very ridged when sandwiched between a stiff cover. The C6 ZO6 floor panel was CARBON FIBER with a balsa wood center. Talk about LIGHT! WHEW!!
If it were me, I would be concerned about the exposed wood as it will ROT if exposed to water. Grind back the damaged fiberglass and seal with an epoxy. Coat the area until you have enough filled that you can sand smooth. FIXED!
The bent metal cross brace is more concerning to me than the floor pan. Get that straight and then work on the floor pan.
Bill
The center of the panel is really BALSA WOOD (you can see my finger nail marks in one photo) Yes its soft but very ridged when sandwiched between a stiff cover. The C6 ZO6 floor panel was CARBON FIBER with a balsa wood center. Talk about LIGHT! WHEW!!
If it were me, I would be concerned about the exposed wood as it will ROT if exposed to water. Grind back the damaged fiberglass and seal with an epoxy. Coat the area until you have enough filled that you can sand smooth. FIXED!
The bent metal cross brace is more concerning to me than the floor pan. Get that straight and then work on the floor pan.
Bill
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Do these floorboard panels make up some sort structure whereas they need to be 100% intact in order to keep the floor strong? If not, why not just cover the damaged areas with either some sort of fiber glass repair or epoxy? It's on the bottom of the car so it isn't going to be seen...
And done right it was with excellent results. Good as NEW
Last edited by SG Lou; Mar 3, 2018 at 01:23 PM.
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it is on line just type in the pub number to scroll thru, all types of repairs are in this publication.