I knew that my cowl vent was in need of repair, I just want sure how bad until today. I took the air conditioning unit out of my car and the passenger side was actually not that bad, perfect candidate for the little plastic hats. But today I removed the fresh air vent and OH MY GOD! It is rusted out so bad all of the studs that held the vent in place fell off. No plastic hat is going to fix this!
I know about the proper fix of drilling out the welds and replacing those areas, but I want to avoid doing that if possible...so here's my idea. Cutting out the additional rust fron underneath the dash, then buying one of those metal patches that you are supposed to install from the top...trimming it to fit my needs and then coating it in POR and sealing it and tacking it from beneath the dash. Anyone done this? Any thoughts?
I know about the proper fix of drilling out the welds and replacing those areas, but I want to avoid doing that if possible...so here's my idea. Cutting out the additional rust fron underneath the dash, then buying one of those metal patches that you are supposed to install from the top...trimming it to fit my needs and then coating it in POR and sealing it and tacking it from beneath the dash. Anyone done this? Any thoughts?