I have a 1997 Geo Metro. One of the rocker panels is badly rusted. You can't really see it from the outside, but I'm pretty sure that a 4' x
4" section is rusted on the inside. If it can last for another 4 years or so, that would be acceptable to me. I'm coming up for a saftey on the car and was told that as long as it's reasonably covered up and there are no holes it will pass the saftey. The hole right now is 6" x 4". I'm thinking of using a fiberglass and bondo kit though it will probably fall out after awhile. The other option is to cut out all the rusted metal and weld a piece of sheet metal over it. The problem is that this metal will have to be shaped around the contour of the rocker panel. I got an estimate of $500 to do this. The rest of the body is in pretty good condition, but I'm a little short of bread and question if the value of the car is worth putting at least $500 into repairing it. My questions are: 1) how long do you think the rocker panel will last if I don't fix it 2) what do you think is the best solution.- posted
17 years ago