Strut tower rusted out / any fixes ?

[toppertopper]

Car: 2006 Pontiac wave 164000 kms
Steering wheel was a bit wobbly , checked all to make sure it was good ..Opened the hood and i had a big hole ..how do i go about fixing this , i know other vehicles have the strut tower repair cap ..Is there one for our vehicles also ?

[thankful_ragamuffin]

I don't know about a repair cap, but I would certainly inspect the rest of the body for structural damage before I spent any money on it. If the tower is that bad, the floor could be the same.

[petrified.rabbit]

i would definitely check the rest of the car. its only $240 for the new part at cost. list is $365. probably double that in labor to make it a finished repair. If that is an isolated rust spot probably worth the repair cost. IF the rest of the car is beat, I would probably not bother unless you can diy.

[toppertopper]

the rest of the car is perfectly fine no rust any where else , Just this one spot in the picture don't know why or how

[petrified.rabbit]

well the passenger side wheel rides on the side of road where all the salt lays. Probably fully coats the wheel well and pelts it pretty good all winter.

If it was me, I would fix it. But it would only cost me about $300 because I could do it all myself. I can't say what it would cost you.

You could do a patch job would a 1" lap with stitch welds and plug welds, using a strut tower section from a yard. But you would need to know how to weld and measure the position.

[toppertopper]

can i just drill out the spot welds , remove the whole peice then grab one from the junk yard and install it ??...Any pics of where all the spot welds are with a pic

[petrified.rabbit]

the spot welds are on the seams, its one of those "if i need to show you what the spot welds are, your not gonna be able to do it" things. I would inspect it closely. the seams are all there, you need to pull the fender and possibly rain tray along with the mechanics in the way. when you buy the part new it looks like you get the whole apron from the rad support to the fire wall, top edge of fender to the outer rail.

[toppertopper]

i know what spot welds are , just didn't know where they all were ..Now that you said rad support to the firewall its easy to know how far it goes when removing the spot welds...Where did you find the pic of it new (link please)