Originally Posted by sedecrem

Just this last weekend I removed the battery trays of both of the 240D's that I have. The body metal is all corroded under the battery trays and one has a hole in the firewall. It looked like the undercoating was all that was holding things together. It is hard to see untill you actually remove the battery. Is there a good way to repair this area? The retaining bracket for the right side of the front stabilizer bar on my keeper car is still solid although somewhat rusty, but the sheet metal outboard of it is crumbling. Looks like it could become a structural issue if not repaired properly. A little water under the feet is inconvinient, but a collapsing suspension is definitely not good!