SteveRichards
New member
The front of the cook box where the burner tubes go through tends to start rusting out on those models and it gets quite bad. As long as your grill doesn't suffer from that you may have something there.
The cook box on mine is nearly perfect. Others have reported that Weber will provide a replacement cook box under warranty if you send them picture of one that is rusted out.
I do fabrication work. I have SS sheet, tools and a welder. If worst came to worst I could rebuild my cookbox or fabricate a new one.