Is this another....FORD has a better idea....Fabric...The screw holes for fabric underbody guard have ripped on my Fusion. See photo. What’s the best / least expensive way to repair this? Drill new holes and attached to the vehicle with zip ties? Any help would be great.
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Many German cars including Porsche and Audi are now using fabric. It is a better idea.Is this another....FORD has a better idea....Fabric...
So because German cars use it that makes it good... I rather have plastic or sheet metal...IMOMany German cars including Porsche and Audi are now using fabric. It is a better idea.
Not at all. It’s better even when Ford uses it.So because German cars use it that makes it good... I rather have plastic or sheet metal...IMO
Thats why I dont drive a Ford....Not at all. It’s better even when Ford uses it.
So because German cars use it that makes it good... I rather have plastic or sheet metal...IMO
I will take plastic...Sheet metal rusts. The history of rusted out wheel wheels shows that. Plastic is better and this fabric solution helps quiet down the noise from the wheel area. Most newer cars use this solution now.
I will take plastic...
Do you recommend rivets to join the fabric to the sheet of metal instead of nuts and bolts?I'd see if I can find a junkyard slash guard and if all of those are rotten too, get the best one there anyway and just consider it a piece of material, to cut out sections of it to replace the damaged ones on yours, sew and/or epoxy them together, or use rivets with washers. I mean overlapping them, not end to end connect the patch piece.
Another option is just cut the torn area straight, and rivet/washer it to a piece of sheet aluminum that is the ear that bolts onto the vehicle. In the case pictured, it looks like a flat mount with enough clearance around it to do that without much trouble.