Cost of rear sill repairs - Page 2

Cantray · 8th January 2022, 18:02

Brilliant. I suspect you are making the wise choice here .....

Sonic ZS · 8th January 2022, 19:19

Make sure you add some drain holes to the new panels and de-burr the edges of the holes before the panels are welded in place. I know I've mentioned this before on here, the panels Tom makes look to be very good, but for some reason he doesn't add any drainage points.

Water will ALWAYS get into sills, on our cars mainly through the stainless sill trim clips. You'll never seal these perfectly, so water must be allowed to drain out of the sill, or they'll need welding again in just a year or two

It goes without saying that all welded repairs need a good spray of wayoyl or similar once painting is complete and before the car goes out in the weather

squire · 9th January 2022, 06:39

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Originally Posted by Sonic ZS

Make sure you add some drain holes to the new panels and de-burr the edges of the holes before the panels are welded in place. I know I've mentioned this before on here, the panels Tom makes look to be very good, but for some reason he doesn't add any drainage points.

Water will ALWAYS get into sills, on our cars mainly through the stainless sill trim clips. You'll never seal these perfectly, so water must be allowed to drain out of the sill, or they'll need welding again in just a year or two

It goes without saying that all welded repairs need a good spray of wayoyl or similar once painting is complete and before the car goes out in the weather

He's putting a drainage hole in his repair panels now, I think you'll find.

Martyn

patrolman pete · 3rd February 2022, 17:49

Picked up Connie today after dropping her in for her sill repairs and MOT again. The cost was £120 for Tom's repair panels , £60 for a repair to the o/s inner sill and £400 for the rest of the welding and painting so £620 inc the £40 MOT fee.

I asked if the car was fundamentally okay and he said she's solid for 19 years old car so I'll hopefully have her for a few more years yet or until the government confiscate her for being a diesel automatic !

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patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Picked up Connie today after dropping her in for her sill repairs and MOT again. The cost was £120 for Tom's repair panels , £60 for a repair to the o/s inner sill and £400 for the rest of the welding and painting so £620 inc the £40 MOT fee. I asked if the car was fundamentally okay and he said she's solid for 19 years old car so I'll hopefully have her for a few more years yet or until the government confiscate her for being a diesel automatic !