HELP! Has anyone replaced the trunk floor pan, inner wheel wells and the rear shock towers on a 2005 Bonneville GXP or any 2000 thru 2005 Bonneville?
If so, does anyone know where one can get these inner structure body part replacement from and what kind of ballpark cost would you estimate I am looking at for parts & labor?
My right rear shock mount is on attached at the top, the floor and sides of the wheel well has rotted out and I suspect the left side is not far behind.
Any help or advice anyone can offer is gratefully appreciated, because otherwise I am going to have to scrap my Bonne-baby for parts.

Hate to say it, but if the rust is that bad, I'd be worried about the spring perches, the front subframe mounting areas, the brake lines, and more. I do no think it is worth saving this thing, and if you consider also the N* might explode at any given moment, you could have many multiple times the car's value going into it to save it from rust and the N*.

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"Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 247k Miles
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Unless you're doing all the work yourself to get a few more years out of her, I'd consider this a lost cause. The work required would easily outweigh the value of the vehicle.

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2004 Bonneville GXP | 60k | White Gold Tricoat | custom built supercharged 3800 hot rod | garage queen
1997 Corvette | 55k | Silver Metallic | Z06 wheels | Date-night Hauler/Parts runner
2014 Town & Country Limited | Cashmere Pearl | 95k | Family Hauler
2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Sport | Black| 260k | Official Bonneville Hauler

I might be the only one that's had only a fraction of what you're saying done at a shop. I cut the entire right rear wheel house out of a rust free JY car to use a large portion of it in my car. I had the work done professionally but the cost is lumped into quite a bit more and I'm not sure what that would truly go for.

I will say that it would be cheaper to buy a plane ticket to a non-salt belt state and drive home another car though.

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Or buy one of Andrew's cars - bonnevillesunlimited.com. Since he's the world's best authority on all things Bonneville, you know you'll be getting a good car from him.

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Thanks, but most of my cars are not rust-free. I only get 1 or 2 of those a year and they are spoken for before I can list them.

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Andrew - owner/operator of Bonnevilles Unlimited

2004 Bonneville GXP | 60k | White Gold Tricoat | custom built supercharged 3800 hot rod | garage queen
1997 Corvette | 55k | Silver Metallic | Z06 wheels | Date-night Hauler/Parts runner
2014 Town & Country Limited | Cashmere Pearl | 95k | Family Hauler
2002 Ram 1500 Quad Cab Sport | Black| 260k | Official Bonneville Hauler

Going to speak to a metal fabricator about designing a brace to act as and replace the shock tower(s) for the rear end. Just have to find some structure steel underneath the trunk that a brace,/bracket can be welded or bolt through that can support the stress for a shock tower.