Gas Grill firebox Repair

[ron50]

We recently purchased a new home and one of the items I got excited about was a built in 30" Lynx NG grill. While my wife was cleaning her up we noticed corrosion to the front part of the firebox. I looked it up on the Lynx site and of course it is not a replaceable part. The rest of the grill is in good shape. I was wondering if I could hire a welder to make some kind of repair? It's an expensive grill and would prefer to avoid replacing it.
Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.

 

[02ebz06]

What do you mean by "firebox" ?
Can you post a picture ?

 

[ron50]

I'm not at the house at the moment but I will get a picture tomorrow. It's the main assembly of the grill that the burner knobs pass through. The front wall of the grill.

 

[ron50]

 

[OldSmoke]

Could you make a template, and have a shop make a heavy SS patch that you could screw or rivet in place? Use SS fasteners.

 

[ron50]

That's a possibility. My first choice would be to replace the entire firebox but I don't think that will be an option. The corroded gas collector boxes (one of which is shown in the pic) are replaceable parts.
There is a welder near me that does mobile fabrication. If I don't get any help from Lynx I will probably go that route. It's a shame because the firebox has a lifetime warranty from Lynx, but only good for the original owner which I am not. Plus it doesn't look like it was properly maintained. I owner a much cheaper Weber grill that I had for twenty year with less corrosion than this has.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[02ebz06]

I agree with OldSmoke.