Hi,
As many know the rocker panels on our Flexes are the worst as is comes to rust resistance. Mine were (of course) pretty bad too and I had them both replaced. 2 days work turned to a week to get all the rust out and replace them from back to front completely.
As I already suspected, the culprit was the rubber seals that run from front to the back. Water is entering through all the mounting holes and cannot get out. So we left those out and only made 2 holes in the front and back to breath and to be able to apply anti-rust agent when needed.
If needed, I will apply a seal on the door.
Question: Is the seal only for sound or also to prevent water to come in? For now I have no problems with sound or water coming in though..
Thanks.
As many know the rocker panels on our Flexes are the worst as is comes to rust resistance. Mine were (of course) pretty bad too and I had them both replaced. 2 days work turned to a week to get all the rust out and replace them from back to front completely.
As I already suspected, the culprit was the rubber seals that run from front to the back. Water is entering through all the mounting holes and cannot get out. So we left those out and only made 2 holes in the front and back to breath and to be able to apply anti-rust agent when needed.
If needed, I will apply a seal on the door.
Question: Is the seal only for sound or also to prevent water to come in? For now I have no problems with sound or water coming in though..
Thanks.