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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: muzzer on January 12, 2008, 06:41:06

Title: SILLS
Post by: muzzer on January 12, 2008, 06:41:06

I need to do my sills do I just grind the rot out and replace the bad bits, or replace the complete thing,if its the complete thing can you get replacement's to weld on.or am I best getting someone to do it for me,

Title: Re: SILLS
Post by: stuntman on January 12, 2008, 08:27:43

Muzzer, the best thing to do as 'upgrade' is to buy some 60x120x1400 box section steel and follow the info on the link below:

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=19704&hl=rock+sliders

Best of luck, it took me around 4hrs to do each side, also leave some time to repair the floors as they will inevitably have rot in them

Title: Re: SILLS
Post by: Pete on January 12, 2008, 08:32:21

http://www.paddockspares.com/sp/category/DISCOVERY_1/subcategory/Body_and_Panels/searchbox2/3__Rear_Body_Parts.html

 Give Paddocks site a look.
 Pete.

Title: Re: SILLS
Post by: J B on January 12, 2008, 12:59:27

it depends how big the holes are in the sills, and what the rest of sill is like

i patched the hole about 8" long as the rest of the sill was good, just a few small holes here and there

much easier than cutting the lot out and replacing the whole thing

Title: Re: SILLS
Post by: mentalmoshio sophs V8i on January 12, 2008, 13:32:52

id go for the whole new sill, or rock sliders . as they get older new sill aint gonna want doing again and again in different places if u patch them first time around

Title: Re: SILLS
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 12, 2008, 15:29:27

There comes a point when it's worth doing the whole sill, but if the rot can easily be replaced without removing the whole lot then patch them up.

Check that the metal you leave behind is sound, otherwise you'll end up with nothing holding your repairs on this time next year.

It took me ages to do RRR properly.

http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Range%20Rover%20Blues/gallery/RustyRRR