hi, i have a few little holes on my outer sills everything else is solid...the biggest on is prob the size of a £2 coin,
can i use fiberglass to fill the holes then filler, would this be ok for the MOT?? as i need my car on OTR ASAP!!!
then i would simply replace the whole sills when i get the time...
any help/info would be brill
chris
Fiberglass Repairs?
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, Aug 19 2008 02:18 PM
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 03:16 PM
can anyone help???hi, i have a few little holes on my outer sills everything else is solid...the biggest on is prob the size of a £2 coin,
can i use fiberglass to fill the holes then filler, would this be ok for the MOT?? as i need my car on OTR ASAP!!!
then i would simply replace the whole sills when i get the time...
any help/info would be brill
chris
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 04:21 PM
Only if the Tester doesn't notice 
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A fully seam welded patch would be ok but if there's a hole due to corrosion it's highly likely much of the rest of the sill is lacking strength even if it's not rotted through.
.A fully seam welded patch would be ok but if there's a hole due to corrosion it's highly likely much of the rest of the sill is lacking strength even if it's not rotted through.
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 04:29 PM
ok cool, ill prob patch it on the weekend...
thanks for the advice!!!
thanks for the advice!!!
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 04:29 PM
Will probably get you through the MOT, but widely regarded as a bodge job!
Much better to do it properly now rather than doing it "when you get round to it".
Much better to do it properly now rather than doing it "when you get round to it".
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 05:14 PM
Will probably get you through the MOT, but widely regarded as a bodge job!
Much better to do it properly now rather than doing it "when you get round to it".
yeah, ive decided im going to weld patchs on it for now, then hopefully i will replace them to cure the problem.(for a while anyway)
thanks
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Posted 19 August 2008 - 06:08 PM
hi, i have a few little holes on my outer sills everything else is solid...the biggest on is prob the size of a £2 coin,
can i use fiberglass to fill the holes then filler, would this be ok for the MOT?? as i need my car on OTR ASAP!!!
then i would simply replace the whole sills when i get the time...
any help/info would be brill
chris
I think you need to repair this properly, there is a reason why the holes would fail an MOT, it will almost certainly means the rust is far reaching in the sills and could be structurely dangerous. Fibreglass and filler are not the answer.
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