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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: vtrdaz on April 06, 2004, 20:55:55

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: vtrdaz on April 06, 2004, 20:55:55

How easy are jackable sills to fit?

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: Stormin on April 06, 2004, 21:50:46

Took me a couple of hours. The hardest part was getting the old sills off. Once they where off, an hour to fit the sill bars.

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: vtrdaz on April 06, 2004, 22:00:02

What do they bolt to - chassis?
-just wondered if holes were already in the chassis to fit them?

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: Kenny on April 07, 2004, 07:52:29

I did not need to drill anything all there for me. This is Land Rover we are talking about so who knows.

I got the angle grinder to the old sills, a lot easier.

Damian

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: Ollie on April 07, 2004, 15:40:54

Darren,
Which sills did you go for :?:  I'm looking at the ones with the tree protectors, thinking I can use the bars to help me climb into the cab, (I'm a short arse :D ). Where did you buy them from :?: Did you go for galvanised or power coated :?:

Cheers.
Ollie

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: matthew on April 07, 2004, 17:02:47

I wouldn't have powder coated. The very nature of sill protectors is that they are likely to take impacts and get scratched. Once powder coating gets a scratch all the way through it it allows water in and rust starts, then the remaining powder coat will bubble up. Just think about the number of people who complain about the powder coating on bullbars and wheel carriers.

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: hobbit on April 07, 2004, 19:55:28

Ollie,  
I have that problem with being a short arse, but i put it down the the fact that I'm such a nice person my feet loves my backside and they like being close to each other     :D  :D  :wink:

Kev

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: HiFonics on April 07, 2004, 20:03:29

I bought a pair of galvanised bearmach steps off ebay for £60 which I thought was good.

(http://www.90td5.com/albums/bulkhead/IMG_0122.sized.jpg)

the bearmach sill slides up the rear outrigger and just uses the 1 19mm bolt at the front to fasten it. I would advice whatever you do soak all the bolts that are on there now with WD40. Next job for mine is a coat of smoothrite.

Cheers,

Ben

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: davidlandy on April 08, 2004, 21:47:02

Ollie

if you get jackable sills the steps will have to go!

see told ya!

Dave
 :wink:

Hifonics  - like the Wolf airintake, well mean  - tell me all about it as from looking at it I cant work out how they work, or what their benefits are (apart from looking good)

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: HiFonics on April 10, 2004, 22:22:11

The OE Landrover fold down steps still fit on with the bearmach sills like I have. I just take them off when I am doing anything exciting. I have now given them a coat of hammerite special metal primer and a couple coats of smoothrite and it has made them look nice.

I dont know what extra features the Wolf Air Intake brings to the party other than looks. Mine will find its way onto ebay at some point when I fit a snorkel.

Cheers,

Ben

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: toger on April 11, 2004, 09:53:18

Ben,
If you look at the east coast landrover site (USA) they do a quick release
step that takes about 10 seconds to put on take off.
CAn't remember the url right now.

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: vtrdaz on April 12, 2004, 16:26:03

thanks for all the info chaps!!

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: Stormin on April 12, 2004, 22:27:06

Err!  52 reg 90 hardtop :?

Title: Fitting jackable sills
Post by: vtrdaz on April 13, 2004, 16:02:54

Eh???