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What do you think about installing these panels by tack welding and then using seam sealer, my local body shop said they do it, and it reduces the chance for rust to form again.
I think he said they install trunk floors and rocker panel covers that way. I also saw an article here on moparts tech archive about using adheasive on patch panel replacements.




eeeh....patch panels? I wouldn't do it. I'd butt-weld them all the way around.

full OEM style replacement parts...well, the factory only did spot welds and fill the seams with lead/seam sealer, so you'd actually be duplicating the factory job.

I wouldn't do it if it was a patch that did not follow a factory seam though...but structurally, It should hold up ok, not sure about how rust proof it will be.

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