Re: [Chrysler300] Rocker Panel Replacement

["David Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

These pieces you see on E-bay are, IMHO, a temporary repair at best. About 
all they will do is cover up the rust that is already there and are usually 
not of the original gauge steel and may not be of the correct size (width) 
to fully wrap what's left of your sill to properly fasten to the lower pinch 
weld. There needs to be enough solid surface to weld these to during 
installation. If your car is a convertable, there is a solid flat iron 
reinforcement stiffener that runs the length of the rocker assly INSIDE of 
it The original factory parts were heavy duty pieces.

 The originals, as one can see looking at the car, were long stamped pieces 
and were a structural part of the car, formed to fit up under and weld to 
the door jambs and continue rearward UNDER the 1/4 panels to the rear wheel 
opening and also had drains and vents stamped into them. These are what get 
plugged up with road debris/undercoat etc. over the years and we all know 
what comes after! The 1/4's then wrapped around under these and are pinch 
welded to the floor pan under the sill. I have the same problem in the lower 
rear door jamb area on our F. where the jamb meets the rocker. We need good 
quality replacement panels for these areas on all the cars. But I'm afraid 
tooling, even for small sections of these areas, say the lower 12" or so of 
the jamb, would be cost prohibitive.

I was lucky enough to have located NOS Chrysler rockers years ago that I 
used on our Green C hardtop pictures of it are on the Club web site.

Dave Schwandt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "loren and helen nelson" <lorenhelen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:59 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Rocker Panel Replacement


> My G was an Ohio car and the lower body is rusty. There were aftermarket 
> snap-on replacement rocker panels on Ebay last week. There were no bids 
> and they are still available. Will these make a decent weld-in repair or 
> should I pass on them? That they had no bids makes me wonder if that is a 
> clue to their value.
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> Loren Nelson
> In, starting to cool a little, Cumming, GA
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