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[1995 MK2 IOM]

What's it likely to cost to replace sills and the corners (as shown)?







I don't think they are rusted all the way along the sill, just where the doors have been leaking darn rain!

Thanks

J

[Rich.]

To do the work yourself or to get someone else to do it?

Inner and outer sills? Its hard to tell from the photos.

Rich

[MiniBonkerz]

get a welder and plate it yourself i saved a fortune doing it and it was fun to learn how

[bamby]

from having mine done your looking at £150 in parts and oubt £350 in work so about £500 + really - Shifty is the best one to ask

[lrostoke]

£150 seems steep on parts, all depends whats replaced.

A complete pattern floor is around £160, thats the whole car.

Just a front floor pan is around £13 this includes the innersill. But you can get just the inner sill repair section which does front and back also about same money.

Outer sill is around £10

I can't vouch for the full floor, but pattern floor pans , sills and inner sills all fit no problems.
Just fitted a front pan to mine.

[E-Tizzle]

i have recently done my inner sills with no welding experience at all.
overall the parts cost me about £8 per sill (ebay) and i had to buy some sheet metal to plate other areas. about £10

as far as i can tell (by looking at others people welding) that what i did was quite good. although i need a lot of practice at using body filler, because its a bit lumpy and pitted in areas, but im gonna cover it with carpets.

apart from that tho it was quite fun and something to add to my experience list

[xBR4DLEY]

A complete pattern floor is around £160, thats the whole car.

You cant buy a complete pattern floor, it is heritage but it has no crossmember , heelboard or outer sills

[E-Tizzle]

yeah you can buy full floor pans. *king expensive tho.

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[Rich.]

However the above would not appear to be anywhere neer that, just inner sill repair panel, wich are someting like £7.50 each then £15 or sofor an outer sill.

I would charge about £300 in labour for that, so about £350 including panels.

Rich

[jinjrich]

i have recently done my inner sills with no welding experience at all.
overall the parts cost me about £8 per sill (ebay) and i had to buy some sheet metal to plate other areas. about £10

as far as i can tell (by looking at others people welding) that what i did was quite good. although i need a lot of practice at using body filler, because its a bit lumpy and pitted in areas, but im gonna cover it with carpets.

apart from that tho it was quite fun and something to add to my experience list

Snap! My first welding job was an outer sill. I remember crapping myself when i cut the old one off but if you take your time its a great learning experience and will save you an absolute packet.

[jinjrich]

i have recently done my inner sills with no welding experience at all.
overall the parts cost me about £8 per sill (ebay) and i had to buy some sheet metal to plate other areas. about £10

as far as i can tell (by looking at others people welding) that what i did was quite good. although i need a lot of practice at using body filler, because its a bit lumpy and pitted in areas, but im gonna cover it with carpets.

apart from that tho it was quite fun and something to add to my experience list

Snap! My first welding job was an outer sill. I remember crapping myself when i cut the old one off but if you take your time its a great learning experience and will save you an absolute packet.

[dazzler-pws]

£250+ VAT(each side) i would budget for

Edited by ringonezero, 01 June 2010 - 03:06 PM.

[minidaves]

to repair the floors and replace the sills with hertitage ones both sides around 600-700, because the rot seen there is going to be more for sure and it takes a lot of time to get it all right.

dave

[lrostoke]

A complete pattern floor is around £160, thats the whole car.

You cant buy a complete pattern floor, it is heritage but it has no crossmember , heelboard or outer sills

ah ahhh I stand corrected, good price that then, at 160 I figured it would be pattern

[1995 MK2 IOM]

thanks all.

Maybe I need to get myself a welder and give it a go myself on some old panels...

Not sure whether to get this one done by someone who knows what they are doing and then practice for next problem.

will have to save up for either so for now... think I will just duct tape it up to stop the water coming up from the underneath!

thanks

Jason