Sill rusted through...HELP

[TamaStype]

Hi All,

 

 

Any chance one of you know a good bodywork specialist to fix this hole on the near side sill?

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

[Russ68]

Crikey! That looks nasty for a car of this age, I recall seeing something similar on another V8 and wonder if they had a particular issue with metal or build quality?

 

eBay supplier here for a pair of sills, not sure if you need both?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-S-Type-Sills-Weld-On-Laser-Profiled-Repair-Sills-P-Side-D-Side-/131591205031?hash=item1ea37270a7

 

I had a Land Rover boot floor done recently when I bought the panel and had it welded in, try to get recommend to a decent local welder if nobody can recommend a specialist ;) 

[TamaStype]

Thank you Russ68,

 

 

I have ordered it ;)

 

Shop will put it on for £300 :(

 

Anyway. I will try and get my money back from the guy, who did the MOT. :-/

[andyfanshawe]

That's gonna need a lot more than sills!!  See my post and follow along...............

 

Oh, and they can be made very easily.  Nothing special.

 

http://www.jaguarownersclub.com/forums/topic/12153-rusty-sills-fix-follow-along-please/#entry30932

 

Andy.

[TamaStype]

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the pictures. At least I won't feel so bad, and alone in this misery ;)

My only salvation is that I have a local bodyshop in walking distance, so I can see my Kitty as she gets repaired. Also I've managed to get the garage to pay for the cost to bring it to MOT condition, hence they have just issued one 3 weeks ago. Obviously there was something dodgy going on there.

The sill I have will be the outside only, the rest will be built up by the bodyshop. I have to rely on the local word-of-mouth to trust them as I never would have buy a car with such extensive rust.

Will se what happens. I try and stay positive.

;)