11-11-2007, 10:36 PM
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Hot and Fluffy.
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Sigh....
Okay.
My problem is currently that My car has a Single rust spot.
That rust spot is on the exterior, where the Truck Latch Meets the body (IE, the only way you can see it is with the truck open or with a flashlight in the groove.
Tonight, I opened my truck, when i went to close it, it wouldn't close completely. this happens to be because of a problem with the latch.
It appears that it has rusted through where the Latch meets the body, so there is now a hole and it has give, thus allowing the trunk to rise approximatly an inch when latched closed.
This is a problem, as if mold gets in my car, it's ruined. Plus, I'm canadian and snow is very soon. It's been raining the past few days.
1. Any suggestions? it looks like i have to weld a plate on the inside.
2. IS This a common problem.
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11-12-2007, 02:26 AM
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GLS member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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I'd get another latch, would probably be easier than fixing the old one.
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2 door 2000 Black GX With a stick: M45 eaton supercharger - Quad4's 57mm Throttle body - Custom WAI - KYB GR-2 struts - CM Lowering springs - Front and rear strut tower brace - R1 concept zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors with semi-metallic pads - short shifter.
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Originally Posted by Alerosaint
the #6 bolt torque..its impossible to get...unless I use telekenesis
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11-12-2007, 09:53 AM
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Hot and Fluffy.
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Alberta, Canada
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Well, It was the Latch hook, not the latch itself. Turns out It wasn't too hard to fix. 5 minutes and 30 dollars later, i had i welded.
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11-12-2007, 01:07 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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oh sry, got that wrong! lol
Glad its done now
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2 door 2000 Black GX With a stick: M45 eaton supercharger - Quad4's 57mm Throttle body - Custom WAI - KYB GR-2 struts - CM Lowering springs - Front and rear strut tower brace - R1 concept zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors with semi-metallic pads - short shifter.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alerosaint
the #6 bolt torque..its impossible to get...unless I use telekenesis
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11-12-2007, 03:20 PM
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MINIac
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Brighton, MI
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I don't know how it converts to km - but I had a 100,000mile rust-through warranty that I got a new hood out of at about 99,999 miles. 
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Moved on to smaller and better things.
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11-12-2007, 07:15 PM
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GLS member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 3,505
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ya, thats actually fairly common to rust there for some reason
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