Jesse this is a very common rust spot on vans exposed to road salt its been on every midwestern van that i have parted (2). i have yet to deal with it other than to pull the bolts and put anti-seize on them and spray the area with cavity wax to slow the oxidation of the sheet metal. jonathan On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, jesse johnson wrote: > Anyone have problems with rusting around where the rear seat belts bolt > to the firewall? Seems where the plate that is welded to the fire wall > is getting water trapped behind it causing major rust.. anyone dealt > with this? I cut away the rusted metal and POR 15ed there.. but i need > to seal it from underneath to keep water from getting back in there.. > any thoughts on this? Might want to check your seat belt attachments > under your rear seat to make sure they are sound. Would hate to get > into a wreck with weak seat belts! > -thanks, > jesse > 89 carat > |
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