 Best way to weld side marker lights closed? |
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| flyloki |
 Oct 23 2007, 12:46 PM
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About to send the car for paint and I want to weld the cowl seam and side marker light holes up. What's the best way to go about doing this?
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| VaccaRabite |
Oct 23 2007, 01:30 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,465 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Welding shut the cowl seam is a bad idea, at least that is what the brain trust seems to think. I left mine.
Welding up marker lights. I cheated when I did mine. I cut a patch slightly larger then the hole, cleaned off all the paint and tar behind the fender, and lap-welded the hole shut. A little bit of body filler, and you'd never know they were there. I used this technique to close all the holes in the fender when I pulled out the AC. You can carefully cut a patch and butt weld them in, and then grind the weld flat - but I don't weld that well, and wanted them done. Zach |
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| rmital |
Oct 23 2007, 01:47 PM
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Northeast optimist Group: Members Posts: 1,947 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Park Ridge, NJ Member No.: 5,268 |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Oct 23 2007, 03:30 PM)  ..... I cut a patch slightly larger then the hole, cleaned off all the paint and tar behind the fender, and lap-welded the hole shut. A little bit of body filler, and you'd never know they were there..... Zach (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) my attempt.... Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| watsonrx13 |
Oct 23 2007, 03:39 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,734 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
My preference was to cut out a circle and butt-weld into place.... This is before welding....
 -- Rob |
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| tdgray |
Oct 23 2007, 04:01 PM
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Thank God Nemo is not here to see this Group: Members Posts: 9,705 Joined: 5-August 03 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 984 Region Association: None |
Tooo much work....
Do as I and the first chimmers stated, unless you care what the inside of the fender looks like. |
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| ppickerell |
Oct 23 2007, 08:39 PM
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914 addicted Group: Members Posts: 1,679 Joined: 14-October 03 From: Pleasanton, CA. Member No.: 1,246 |
QUOTE(tdgray @ Oct 23 2007, 03:01 PM) Tooo much work.... Do as I and the first chimmers stated, unless you care what the inside of the fender looks like. Duh, take it to McMark! |
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| TINCAN914 |
Oct 23 2007, 09:37 PM
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Summer's Commin... Group: Members Posts: 2,440 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Colorado Springs, CO. Member No.: 4,611 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Leave the cowl alone, to much stress there in time the weld will break..
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| flyloki |
Oct 24 2007, 03:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 20-October 03 From: 8:00 in Boise, Idaho Member No.: 1,264 |
Thanks for the info everybody.
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