So I’ve been busy sorting the back of the van, and I moved onto the front, safe to say it’s worse than I thought! Started to cut away! Has anyone replaced the inner and outer valance before? Any advice would be great, was going to use the inner replacement panel and cut to make up. However if I replace fully I need to sort the outer panel? Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Difficult to do the inner and outer deformation panel without a lower front panel replacement too, also I’d be amazed if you’re not into lower A posts and steps as well!
Ok, yes you’re right about the a posts and wheel arches! The main A structure is sound apart from a small piece. It’s the skin and deformation part which is bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I did this area on mine, but had the front panel off at the time which makes access a little easier. https://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/a-restoration-for-iris.53455/page-24
Is it impossible to do with the front panel still on? How much extra effort would it be to do the front panel? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I don’t think it’d be impossible with the front panel on. It’s just that usually if the def panel and a pillars are going the front may need some work too. What’s your washer bottle panel like too? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It has started to go in a couple of spots, with one hole where it joins the inner valance... should be able to make a piece to cover that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
To make a long story short, I cut out sections of the nose panel to access the washer bottle panel behind it. I then formed new sections and welded them in. If I had removed them more carefully, I could have reused them.
