FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Could anyone please advise as to the cost of rust repairs to the sills of a sedan also the cost of repairs to the front firewall / subframe.
I am looking a buying a sedan and would like an opinion on costs , thanx .
griffo. :-/

Griffo,  wow, this is such a subjective question!.  It really depends how bad the rust is, the other complication is that Rare Spares are currently not manufacturing sill panels as the die needs replacing or repairing (one of those).
Rare Spares sills are about $100 each, NOS ones I have seen for sale from a guy in NSW for $900 the pair!!!Fitting them would probably cost about $100-$200 each depending on the panel beater you use.  Cheaper if you do it yourself - see the tech section in the FE/FC club site.
BUT- any rust at the front of the inner sill or A,B or C pillars will have to be repaired by making panels by hand as these are not available, making the cost skyrocket alarmingly.  Rust in the base of the A pillar is very common in conjunction with rust in the sill panels.
All up you could be looking between $500 and $750.

Subframe is not too bad as all pieces are available from R/S for about $70 - $90 each piece.  installation is not too bad either as a simple cut and reweld is usually all that is required, probably about $40 to install each piece.  I have a good RH outer and RH inner subframe leg for sale for $20 if this is of any use to you.

Hope this helps


Ken

 ;)HI GRIFFO
RUST WORK IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT QUOTE ON OVER THE NET.YOU NEED TO GET A PANELBEATER TO COME AND HAVE
A LOOK AT THE CAR WITH YOU, AND FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND MORE RUST THAN YOU INITIALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS.
REGARDS ACE

i have a similar p-roblem in my ute, the front rails that are supporting the bumpers etc are rusted whats the best solution to fix it does it unbolt or does it have to be cut out and a new section rewelded
thanx, Michael.