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Originally Posted by poordom
Good Afternoon All,
Went for a short ride with my RT 2013 yesterday, when I noticed a large crack 1-1/2" long, and several other small cracks, at the rear, of the left of the Mid side panel, where the side storage compartment overlaps.
Question 1 : Can I remove the side storage compartment, in order to fix the panel from behind without removing the panel.
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Question 2 : Can I remove the Mid Side panel, without removing the mirror and top side panel.
Thanks guys
Dom
I'm going to say no and no. Almost everything starts with removing the mirrors! It's not that big of a deal, really. What you need to do first, IMO, is try to figure out why the panel is cracked. Something is haywire somewhere.
To take the side compartment off you have to remove the entire rear module.
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Originally Posted by IdahoMtnSpyder
I'm going to say no and no. Almost everything starts with removing the mirrors! It's not that big of a deal, really. What you need to do first, IMO, is try to figure out why the panel is cracked. Something is haywire somewhere.
To take the side compartment off you have to remove the entire rear module.
Once you have disassembled the body panels once it really is not difficult... and I am not a mechanic by any means! Here is a video that Shawn Smoak did:
Good luck.
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REPAIRING CRACKED SIDE PANEL
Originally Posted by Bob L
Once you have disassembled the body panels once it really is not difficult... and I am not a mechanic by any means! Here is a video that Shawn Smoak did:
Good luck.
Thanks for the video, really helped.
Now that I have removed the panel, I need to fix it, any suggestions.
Dom
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That tupperware material doesn't lend itself very well to repair.
aluminum held with pop rivets on inside and pop rivets ground down is my only thought.
Probably others here will have better ideas.
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