# 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix - rocker panel cost

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, grandprix\
**Created:** [May 19, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232 "2022-05-19T20:35:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![webb47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@webb47](https://community.cartalk.com/u/webb47)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232/1 "2022-05-19T20:35:49Z")

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rocker panels 2006-Grand Prix … Need approximate cost for safety check

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232/2 "2022-05-20T00:09:36Z")

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Rocker panels rust out, not uncommon. In as much as your Grand Prix is unibody the entire underside inspected, either an independent mechanic or independent body shop should be able to evaluate your car.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232/3 "2022-05-20T20:53:36Z")

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The replacement parts aren’t usually super expensive, but depending on the car and what exactly needs to be done this job can be quite labor intensive. For a 2006 GP? hmmm … I expect you are looking in the $1000-$3000 range, parts and labor. Hopefully it will be the lower end of that range.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-pontiac-grand-prix-rocker-panel-cost/184232/4 "2022-05-25T12:38:54Z")

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If the car failed safety inspection because of the rusted rocker panels, the damage must be pretty severe. It may not be cost-effective to repair.