Undercoating a factory or dealer option?

[idrivemopar]

Just curious if the undercoating on my 73 Roadrunner was factory or dealer option? I ask, because it seems like it was done after the factory because it covered everything, fuel lines, brake lines, bump stops, mounts, splash guards, etc, almost like the dealer did it?

I would like to know before my car gets to the stage where i can decide on whether or not to do just the wheel wells or the entire underside of the car.

 

[70RR]

Factory undercoating or Z-Bart ??

In 1973 most of undercoating was done by local shops that I remember..Z-Bart Undercoating was huge back then..We were in N.H. at the time..They are out of business now..My Dad bought a new Wagon and had under coating done at the Z-Bart shop right across the street from Plymouth Dealer..If it was offered I would think he would of had done at the factory..Due to fact he ordered the Wagon with almost every option and waited a few months before it arrived..I do remember it smelled bad like tar < which it was > for a while and they had every thing under the car covered and was a lot over spray..I thought the made a real mess.....Rick
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Just curious if the undercoating on my 73 Roadrunner was factory or dealer option? I ask, because it seems like it was done after the factory because it covered everything, fuel lines, brake lines, bump stops, mounts, splash guards, etc, almost like the dealer did it?

I would like to know before my car gets to the stage where i can decide on whether or not to do just the wheel wells or the entire underside of the car.

 

[idrivemopar]

Thanks for the info, i most likely will keep the underneath clean, and undercoat the wheel wells since that is where most of the road debris tends to hit. I have seen a lot of restoration pictures on the site here, and most are clean underneath.

 

[PDFROGMAN]

my first job was in a dodge dealership in 1979 undercoating was done at the dealer

 

[blackblazer717]

Thanks for the info, i most likely will keep the underneath clean, and undercoat the wheel wells since that is where most of the road debris tends to hit. I have seen a lot of restoration pictures on the site here, and most are clean underneath.

Instead of using undercoating in the wheel wells i woukd consider using a better quality product like bedlinder, will give the same effect. Cote-l is the best i no of, there line of Durabak bed coating rule, and even come in colors

 

[Propwash]

Instead of using undercoating in the wheel wells i woukd consider using a better quality product like bedlinder, will give the same effect. Cote-l is the best i no of, there line of Durabak bed coating rule, and even come in colors

I agree....The spray on bedliner is tons more resilient. Heck even the speckles of overspray that landed on my garage floor from the last bedliner I sprayed on are tough to get off with a puddy knife. I use SEM and it is tough as nails. They also sell a tintable version. $100 bucks for the regular kit (4 quarts liner, 1 quart catalyst, and the gun). I tried the roll on stuff as well for my splash shields...not impressed compared to the stuff out of a gun.

 

[PDFROGMAN]

this is what I am going to use on my convert for the top of the wheel wells

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...0000_nid=GS6J8TCPY7gsQH8HT14PGTglL8RKRQDWSFbl

 

[idrivemopar]

Good idea on bed liner, i have to go to the body shop this weekend so i will see what he uses or can use.

 

[696pack]

Undercoating was available from the factory and was called an insulation package that included it and an underhood insulation pad unless it had the optional N96 (ram air/air grabber) in which case the under hood pad was not there and you just got the undercoating.

Yes, many dealers did rust proofing but that was different where they also drilled holes in the body to spray it in areas that are hidden and is always obvious by the hole plugs in those areas.

 

[440runner]

Undercoating a factory or Dealer Option

I did the wheel wells on my 73 RR with bedliner and i think it looks great. You are always trying to get at something underneath if you drive it much so the undercoating would only make it more challenging to work on. The Bedliner is expensive but well worth it.

 

[73coupe]

Undercoating the wheel wells would be the easiest way to go,, plus a more realistic appearance to what the car would have looked like back then,,,,but the bedliner is the best for durability,,,just more work, time and expense involved,,,