How much have you paid for a floor pan installation?

[surface]

I know its not a "SET" price for floor pan installations. Each garage will
charge you a different price for one thing. And all cars are different
needing special things done to complete a floor pan install.

The reason for this post is just to get a RANGE of what people have been
charged for this.

You may reply for single pan installs or both.

Thank you for your time. Feel free to e-mail me any replies to save on posts
clogging up the group.

sur...@pce.net

Owner of Baxter, a 1974 SB with 15224 original miles on him.
And yes he is a boy bug, I looked underneath!

[G.W. East]

Sit down and take a deep breath, my pans alone, not installed yet are going
to cost me $430.00. God, I hate shipping costs, but I love living in Alaska.
I do have a quote from a welder friend, $100.00 to weld up both pans for me,
I have already removed the body from the pan. So in my situation, $530 -
$600 and a lot of work on my part.

--
Till the Next Time,
George East
http://www.matnet.com/~gwsvws

surface <sur...@pce.net> wrote in message
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[Bubba]

I paid $689 for both sides on a 73 VW here in Central Florida. Seemed a
little high but that also included a new brake line (& brake bleeding) that
was destroyed during the replacement.

I'm curious to see how much of a difference the price varys around the
country?!?

[Jim N.]

That's what you would pay in south west Fla too.

--
Jim

If life is a comedy, I need better jokes.

[Bob Westerlund]

I paid $700 for both sides of my '74 convertible at Greg's VW in Redwood
City,CA.Worth it.They did a beautiful job.Can't tell it from
original.They undercoated it ,added new brake line and fixed my heater
controls too!

[Alita's Sniper]

Hrmmm, I had a spare relatively rust free VW Beetle 1965 entire floor pan
sitting in my Uncle's back yard for two years.

It was for free but noone wanted it so he cut it up and threw it away a few
months ago.

I've got a spare 1200cc engine if anyone wants it.

YM

Jim N. wrote in message <37712106...@gulfaccess.net>...

[Dave & Tracie]

I work as a mechanic at a restoration/service/sales shop here in western NY.
We see a ton of rusted out VWs every year, and a lot of them need much, much
more than just floors.

$689 was a very fair price for that job, I think.. Floors as well as heater
channels and rockers are very labor intensive.. The shop I work at gets
around $700 to $1000 per floor, depending on how bad it and the rest of the
car (where the pans mount) is. The cars around here that have rusted floors
also have rusted or non-existant heater channels and require MUCH more work
(can't bolt a floor pan up if there's nothing to bolt it to) so we usually
do heater channels or rocker panels first if needed.
We completely remove the old floor pan (I've seen cars that had *two* sets
of floor pans in them!!!), clean the entire surface, re-tap the existing
captive nuts on the outer edge, and seam weld (MIG) the entire inner edge.
(I've seen them only tacked in place- which lets water in, and is also quite
dangerous! They have to carry a lot of weight, y'know).
We also seam-seal the entire welded edge, and paint or undercoat it along
with the pan for added protection. End result is a very professional job
that lasts many, many years. We constantly see our old customers for new
jobs, and our original work still looks "factory fresh".
Heater channels are a different story. They're a bit more expensive
than floors, since the body needs to be jigged or braced and it simply takes
longer to do.
As an alternative, you can patch floors, *IF* they're not too far gone.
Under the battery and in front of the drivers seat are common ones..

Alita's Sniper <snip...@nevereverspammeyahoo.com> wrote in message
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[Brian Stafford]

Will a 1200cc fit a 72 bug?

Alita's Sniper wrote:

--
Brian Stafford
BS Computers
http://www.users.uswest.net/~scout62/

[Jan Andersson]

Brian Stafford wrote:
>
> Will a 1200cc fit a 72 bug?
>

I assume the 1200cc is a 6V engine, and therefore it would have the
wrong flywheel for the 72.
Otherwise it'll fit. I have such a combo more or less in one of my
project cars. Sterter won't work, unless you use a 6V starter. Otherwise
ok, I have driven mine around.

Jan

[G.W. East]

I'm waiting for floor pans to be delivered and had asked the welder I'm
going to have install them to do this, he told me that a seam weld along the
inner edge could warp the floor pans and he suggested spot welding where the
originals were done, then seal the edges and treat with a quality rust
deterrent, i.e. POR 15. Can you elaborate on how you do this? Do you start
in the center and work your way out towards the bulk head and tranny, do you
just take it real slow ? Looking for another opinion for something I wanted
done but was informed by someone who knows a heck of a lot more about
welding than me, not to do.

--
Till the Next Time,
George East
http://www.matnet.com/~gwsvws

Dave & Tracie <greg...@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
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< Big Snip>

[John Connolly]

spot weld it first, then weld 1/2" seams at a time, moving to a different
area after each bead. This prevents heat buildup that will warp the pans.

John

G.W. East <gwe...@matnet.com> wrote in message
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[dmazzi...@gmail.com]

On Monday, June 21, 1999 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Bubba wrote:
> I paid $689 for both sides on a 73 VW here in Central Florida. Seemed a
> little high but that also included a new brake line (& brake bleeding) that
> was destroyed during the replacement.

> Bubba good morning I live in Central florida and are looking to have my pans done. Can you provide me with the mechanic you used and were you satisfied with the quality of work Thank you Tom ntma...@aol.com

[ebst...@gmail.com]

Hey can I have some info on your shop I live in NY and need floor pans And heater channels done email me my name is Pat at ebst...@outlook.com thanks

[Jeff Samuel]

Hi,
is this thread is still watched. I'll need pans replaced for a 67 beetle convertible can someone shoot me the info of a good shop?