Whats the proper way to check for rust under the trunk liner? (Page 2/2)
Dennis LaGrua NOV 12, 05:38 PM

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Originally posted by bigjoe25:
I went to look at a fiero and wanted to do the normal trunk rust check by pulling back the trunk liner. It seemed to never been moved and was glued on there good. The guy went nuts and said he didn't want it peeled back so I never did get to look.



Trunk carpets on Fieros were never glued in place. The dealer that you went to is most likely a scoundrel.
Raydar NOV 12, 09:28 PM
I posted this in another thread, but it's worth posting here, too.

Pull back the trunk carpet on both sides of the trunk. The "short" sides. Look between the top, where the rubber seal is, and the little shelf that is on each side.
The cleaner that "side wall" is, the better. Look out for big holes and/or metal just rotted away.
And no... the carpet is not normally glued. I've never seen a car where it was.





Rust can appear in other places, but if it's anywhere, it will usually be in one of these places. Either side. No real rhyme or reason as to left or right.

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DimeMachine NOV 12, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by Raydar:

I posted this in another thread, but it's worth posting here, too.

Pull back the trunk carpet on both sides of the trunk. The "short" sides. Look between the top, where the rubber seal is, and the little shelf that is on each side.
The cleaner that "side wall" is, the better. Look out for big holes and/or metal just rotted away.
And no... the carpet is not normally glued. I've never seen a car where it was.





Rust can appear in other places, but if it's anywhere, it will usually be in one of these places. Either side. No real rhyme or reason as to left or right.



What kind of car is that..... ........................


I have not seen a Fiero Trunk that clean here in MN in 20 years.... Put it in a museum...
Raydar NOV 13, 09:20 AM

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Originally posted by DimeMachine:

What kind of car is that..... ........................

I have not seen a Fiero Trunk that clean here in MN in 20 years.... Put it in a museum...



That one was sold years ago, but I have two others that look just like it.
Gotta love living in the south. (Although the trade-off is that you have to put up with gnats, grits, and rattlesnakes. )

All kidding aside, I parted out a wrecked Formula that came from Tennessee. Not a spot of rust on it anywhere, but everything was covered in a layer of dust. (The previous owner had lived on a dirt road.) I found dust in places that I didn't even know were places.



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