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« on: October 26, 2006, 19:57:45 »
Just got my Vit back from the garage after passing the MOT - needed some brake pipes and new sills on both sides, came to £408 !. Oh well I only paid £800 for it earlier this year so I suppose that's not too bad.
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2006, 20:21:26 »
Might be cheaper to learn to weld,  Ã‚£30 per hour round here for welding work on sills etc, bloody rip off........I do my own, wouldnt dream of paying that much
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2006, 20:29:27 »
if you own a suzuki you need to be able to weld lol,

i did on my old suzuki swift car and the vitara i had before disco. lots off it  :D
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2006, 20:42:05 »
Why did it need sills, they arent structural, its a seperate chassis?!?!!?
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2006, 22:08:11 »
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Why did it need sills, they arent structural, its a seperate chassis?!?!!?


You know I read that, and thought 'Thats wrong' but couldnt for the life of me think why. But yes, sills dont matter. although how about the seatbelt mount thing?
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2006, 09:38:01 »
They are structural, but only in the body. They can fail because the integrity of the body is compromised, for example in a side impact. Also, as already pointed out, a seatbelt mount is a structural point and any corrosion within 30cms (if I remember correctly) of it is an instant failure.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2006, 10:28:09 »
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They are structural, but only in the body. They can fail because the integrity of the body is compromised, for example in a side impact. Also, as already pointed out, a seatbelt mount is a structural point and any corrosion within 30cms (if I remember correctly) of it is an instant failure.


Yep, that's what the MOT guy said, sever corrosion within 30cm of a seatbelt mounting.
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