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wheels244:
Has anyone replaced their sills and\or their rear cross member ?

I was having a good poke round yesterday, the plastic sills are off after my previous 'mishap', and noticed a quite rapid onset of corrosion ( holes !)  :shock:
If you don't want to upset yourself - leave your plastic sills on - especially around MOT time !

I was wanting to know how hard is it to replace both ? I don't want to patch them, the grief i give it means i want it to be right.
Welding is not a problem and i know i can get the panels - i was just wondering if anybody had undertaken this and  if they had any top tips ?

The panels seem a bit expensive for a bit of pressed steel, I was thinking of fabricating the sills and making them rock sliders at the same time - has anyone done this mod ?

I was also thinking of fabricating the rear crossmember - £130 seems a bit steep to me - has anyone done this ? I was thinking of box section - a lot stronger than the original.

Thanks

Rob

hobbit:
You may want to lift the carpets behind the front seats and have a look at the floor there, I did  that yesterday and got a shock, (and a days worth of welding   :cry: )

Kev

wheels244:
Hi Kev

The previous owner had already put a new floor in - so saved me a bit of work - good luck with yours.

Rob

hobbit:
Rob

True, but got the job done yesterday, need to trim and seal the plates up now,
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/hobbit874/gallery/My%20Disco/0/780855-1088583353.JPG

Kev

wheels244:
Kev

Just looked at your pics - I must learn to read properly - I thought you meant the boot floor !
I haven't checked that area yet  :oops:
Ahh well, might have some more welding to do !
What are your sills like ?

Rob

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