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Disco Matt:

--- Quote from: mikiep1986 on March 16, 2010, 19:35:21 --- on my sills im using 120x60x3 mm hollow steel section . . . makes it alot stronger aswell  ;)

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Chap who fixed mine used the same, but 5mm thick steel. I think that and the tree sliders mean that I now have side impact protection!  :lol:

LiftedDisco:
Hi Matt

Mine are box section - done in some haste in Artic weather prior to a test date in 1st week of January (!) and the MOT man was happy.

Not only that, but using 3mm box, I suspect that the sill replacements will outlast the rest of the vehicle...

If you ever head this way (Towcester), you are welcome to have a gander - tea can, of course, be supplied!

Rob

dave_2A_2.25Turbo:
What you use also depends on how bad the sills are - is it the inner or outer sill, or both, and to what extent - and on how good a welder you are.  A very good guide to using the box section method can be found at http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=16471

soggytomato:
did mine last year with 100x50x5mm box section and made some spacers up for the body mounts with 10mm plate as i couldnt get any 100x60mm near where i was working.

easy but time consuming to do-took a day a side but i needed to get home in it each night!!! 

i've also now fastened some tree/rocksliders to the sills and they are also jackable if needed

weeone:
Another fan of the Box-Section option.... done both sides of mine now :)

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