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Junglist
27-12-2009, 07:36
Hi all hope everyone had a proper crimbo ,i need to get my sills welded up as i have rusty holes on both sides ,i was thinking of cutting the rust out and just welding a plate over the hole , thing is the holes are on the join in the middle , am i ok to weld over the join ??
Mudslinger
27-12-2009, 08:26
get new sills and do the job right the first time tbh ;)
Junglist
27-12-2009, 09:16
get new sills and do the job right the first time tbh ;)

does the outer sill come in two parts ? front and rear ?
Kris M
27-12-2009, 09:33
All the ones ive seen are the full length of the car
TrixNFlix
27-12-2009, 09:36
As far as I know they are a one piece, as mine have just been done, but I havnt been up to the car to see the work yet.
car.crash
27-12-2009, 09:56
Post some pics up of the rot. If it's just small patches then cut out and weld over the hole. You will gain nothing other than a large bill replacing them for no reason.
Junglist
27-12-2009, 11:26
All the ones ive seen are the full length of the car

hmmm :confused: sure mine have a join making 2 piece`s , sort of in the middle of the door ,
ill have another look
scratcher
27-12-2009, 11:31
The original ones are 2 parts but the replacement ones are a single piece.
Mine were gone in the middle and rear so I had them cut and plated. Kept the costs down.
Junglist
27-12-2009, 14:28
The original ones are 2 parts but the replacement ones are a single piece.
Mine were gone in the middle and rear so I had them cut and plated. Kept the costs down.

i think thats what im gonna do ,, cheers guys :ho:
gtmatt
31-12-2009, 14:35
I have had mine cut and plated also i have treated all the rust with a high grade rust treatment ,from frost .

cut all the rust out and seam welded plates in ,then sealed with seam sealer then stont chipped:)
sphinX
01-01-2010, 14:11
how much are you looking at to repair sills this way?
gtmatt
02-01-2010, 11:39
how much are you looking at to repair sills this way?

i gt a pack of sheet steel off ebay ,pre cut you get 6 sheets for £12
then you need a good mig welder already got
stone chip/underbody seal £7 i use white stone chip
seam sealer £7 to cover ground weld
grinding discs £5

May of missed a few things ,but i gt all the nessary tools a car ramp helps also,
also fitted new front jacking points:)