Rocker panel time, 2011 EL

[JExpedition07]

Yes the 2006 model year rocker panels fit perfectly with a little finagling. I’m not sure why the parts websites have not updated their figment guides, when I had my short 2007 Expedition the 2006 panel was a dead on match. I measured it every which way and all the creases matched. With the EL you have to lengthen it a bit.

 

[mjp2]

Looking good, here are some progress pics so you can see how he is making them fit.

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Any pics of the inner rockers? How'd they look when the outers were cut off?

I've been watching these for awhile. They don't match the factory design but line up with some natural cut lines on our trucks.

 

[stevemiller333]

I did not get a pic of the inners but they were solid. The main area was where I poked the hole through, I think there was a salty puddle resting in there for half the year. That is why it's important to get to it before it spreads to the inners.

 

[stevemiller333]

A few more photos of progress, got a couple of the inner rocker...

 

[stevemiller333]

Here's a couple more he sent me. You can see the mod to lengthen the panel to fit the EL.

 

[Trainmaster]

That's nice work. *Nobody* around here does that kind of work. It would be slapped over the rusted one with a handful of spot welds and Bondoed.

 

[Plati]

These are the plugs I use in my 2014 "inner rocker panel" to keep goobus out in winter
Almost time to reinstall them

 

[JExpedition07]

That's nice work. *Nobody* around here does that kind of work. It would be slapped over the rusted one with a handful of spot welds and Bondoed.

It truly is an art. We have some excellent body shops in Buffalo. On my last red 2007 expy my passenger wheel well was bubbling and rusty. I took it in and they cut out all the rust, grounded the remainder off, welded on new sheet steel and shaped it, filled, and painted and blended. It was excellent work and they got every single crease correct. I was blown away that they got red paint to match literally perfectly. You couldn’t pick out where the repair was done after the work.

 

[mjp2]

That's nice work. *Nobody* around here does that kind of work. It would be slapped over the rusted one with a handful of spot welds and Bondoed.

Emphatically seconded. @stevemiller333 you have an excellent shop working on your rig.

 

[stevemiller333]

Yes he is doing a really nice job! It's coming along...