Description
VW Beetle 1952-1977 heat channel repair outer bottom section, driver’s side. This panel has all relevant capture nuts pre-installed.
Weights: 3lb
This 1952-1977 Volkswagen Beetle Heat Channel Repair, Outer Half Of Bottom Plate Driver Side fits 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Volkswagen Beetle.
Rust doesn’t discriminate. It forms on almost every vehicle and on every exterior steel body panel. If you’re vehicle is exposed to salt spray, it’s most likely going to rust even faster, and usually by the time you see bubbles the situation is a lot worse than it appears. A lot of body panels will rust from the inside out, so those paint bubbles are like the tip of the iceberg. Poke it with your finger and all of the sudden you find a hole that goes completely through the panel. There’s also a good chance that the body panel behind or next to the bubbled one is also rusted. Rust is nasty, but we have the body repair panels to help fix your rust problems.
All of our rust replacement body panels are stamped steel. The stamping process starts with a 3D scan of an OEM part which produces an OEM-like fitment. The old panel will need to be cut out so that the new one can be welded in its place.
Each panel has a protective (EDP, Galvanized, etc.) coating for additional corrosion protection. The e-coating leaves a black finish that can be scuffed and painted over. For additional rust protection, we offer ZeroRust which is a rust-inhibiting paint, as well as a selection of undercoating materials.
Whether you need to replace a lower quarter panel, a dog leg, a footwell, or door pillar, we have the parts that you’re looking for. Fix the rust on your vehicle by ordering this 1952-1977 Volkswagen Beetle Heat Channel Repair, Outer Half Of Bottom Plt Driver Side from Raybuck Auto Body Parts today.
Matt Wilson –
The part was shipped in a large box. The part was bent from the box getting dropped. I would rather like to see a part like this shipped attached to something rigid like a thin piece of wood, and then placed inside the box.
I recently replaced this driver side panel. I made sure to mark hole locations before cutting. All the bolt holes lined up, but the female riv-nut fasteners aren’t as robust as the factory style rectangular tabs. Care must be taken to cut through the new gasket material and carefully thread the bolts, otherwise these riv-nuts will easily cross thread and spin inside the panel. I had to disassemble a couple times just to tack-in the nut and chase the threads. Also, I was very careful not to over-tighten the bolts, for fear the riv-nuts might just pull out of the panel.