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So after getting my seat webbing replaced and having my head in the general area, I started poking about in what I had my fingers crossed would be relatively clean floor pans.

It was not to be (sigh).


First off, the good. The passenger side front looks fine-ish for a new england car. Little surface rust here and there, but it's mostly just the factory gray primer under the sound deadening mat. From what I've seen of the front drivers side, it's in much the same shape. In these pictures there is still some sound deadening needing to be removed.





Next up, the slightly less confidence inspiring. The passenger rear has some holes in the rear outside corner, but the rest is solid.





Finally . . .the heart-sinker. The drivers side rear floors have some significant rust-through in the rear out corner as well. It seems like the frame rail and structural members adjacent have been spared. Again, the problem seem largley confined to the rear corer of the rear footwell.





So . . . should I even be considering options beyond just having new rear floor panels put in? I've seen several vendors offer a "flat" and "pressed steel" versions of these panels, with the pressed steel variety being several times more expensive. Would the pressed panels be required for these repairs since they affect the concave corner areas and not just the flat section? What should I expect, ballpark, to have patch panels installed?

Mucho thanks in advance, as always.