OK Steve,

I have the hexert tool as well if you need to borrow it.

Hi Paul

Tool? don't they just push in?

Have a look at this video Steve:-

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz2yZNqGNqo

This isn't precisely the tool I have but it explains the principle.

Thanks Paul

Looks pretty simple, are they expensive do you know? it would be a shame to spend lots of money on something i'm probably only going to use once

if they are silly money, I would take you up on the offer of using yours, and as always your offers of help are appreciated, once I have my hands on the fittings would you mind me dropping you a PM?

Regards

Steve

You can get a cheap one from fleabay for £20ish.

My kit cost me £70 and is somewhat more substantial than some :)

PM me whenever you want to Steve.

getting this lot sorted on friday at manchester welders trafford park, jack the boss has seen it all before on these s types, last month he had to fabricate 2 new outer sills and inner sills, for one. mine isn't that bad yet, and can be patched up, and rust proofed. £350 for both sides, the problem is, he reckons water runs underneath the removable sill cover below the bottom of the doors where you step in, when it rains and when you wash the car, it collects in the bottom of the sill and can't drain away, you will notice pre cut holes in the sill when you take the cover off, i'm going to get these filled. also at the front of the sills where the wheel kicks the wet up there are big gaps, can't understand why they were built like this. i'm going to take the plastic wheel arch liners off, i reckon their will be a lot of crud under them aswell, anyone any info on removing them? thanks derek.

Well the weekend was kind on the weather front, so I thought right! lets have a look at those sills...

Every Blumming one of the underneath screws were just spinning & spinning, do I presume I now need to jack her up and drill out ALL of them? and then figure out a method of alternate fixings

Steve

hi just yank them out with long nose pliers and buy new ones like i did, just put mine back together this morning, with plenty of grease, easy job . look at my previous posts

Steve, I agree with Derek, the fixings underneath are just soft plastic and will pull out. Ideally you'd pull the screw part out first and that will reduce tension on the other part which should tehn pop out easily.

Thanks Guys

before I go pulling stuff out I bought these, are these the right ones? there is no separate screw bit, underneath there is just a hole

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-C2C8963020

regards

Steve

hi steve, they might be the ones for the top row you will probably not use them as they pop out alright in one piece,, i used these underneath, ebay no. 221949784452 you won't be able to screw them in either just push the inside in, and force the screw through them. rubbish these plastic scrivets are.

To be fair Derek, the scrivets are designed to be pushed in rather than being screwed in. They are designed to be unscrewed though because that is, or should be, the simplest way to remove them.

38 minutes ago, dekse said:

hi steve, they might be the ones for the top row you will probably not use them as they pop out alright in one piece,, i used these underneath, ebay no. 221949784452 you won't be able to screw them in either just push the inside in, and force the screw through them. rubbish these plastic scrivets are.

Thanks Derek

Glad I checked, 2 packs ordered!

regards

Steve

im doin my cill covers off my s type 2006 all solid no rust particles when i bang the whole lengh of the cills but want to underseal them anywaymy clips on the underneath ate just unscrewing but wont come out can any one help with some useful information cheers

Just welded sills on mine and had to snap all my clips off, on replacing the plastic trim found the easiest way was seeing as the new sills needed to be drilled with new holes, I used a 1/16 inch drill and screwed the trim back on using stainles steel self tapping screws with flat washers. Mines 15yrs old now so don't expect the covers will be coming off for at least another 15yrs.

hi

the idea of the plastic clips and fixing was to stop rust

by !Removed! screws into your new sill they will start rusting where the screw go in

cheers

Joe