Step by step guide on how to repair rusty/corroded sills on your vehicle, the work was carried out on a Ford Transit Connect but applies to any vehicle with similar issues.
This is a common NCT, DOE & MOT failure (car & van testing in UK & Ireland)
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Surely a correct repair panel would have been a tidier job without the need for fiberglass or too much filler?????
Also, did those welds actually penetrate fully?
i enjoy most of these sorts of videos and learn a lot. its great to see one from the uk.
Hello. I brought a connect a few years ago mine had blow engine so put an engine out of a focus in, it had been off the road 3 years and bodywork was pretty good they are great vans love it. I noticed saturday the o/s sill is going i have ordered the 2 meter sill repair cover panel off ebay. its nowhere near as bad as this one and not come through yet but if you press on the area you can feel its gone. Not sure how im going to do it ive only got ark welder will be too powerful and body work not really my thing. will cut the rust out first then thinking of bonding the repair panel over the top. what you think?
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Nice video. Trying to do up an 03 one of these… with no experience… (garage keep telling me to get rid of it but I bought it to do up.. kind the whole point) I'd be interested in a full inner and outer sill replacement and fixing of the jack points as when you cut outer sill off sometimes the inner sill is rusted at the bottom too including jack points. Noticed allot of people mentioning rusty jack points on Connects and other vehicles that are being damaged by single arm hydraulic lifts. They pull them to one side and either crumble or bend the points making them unusable. Not good when you're stopped at the side of the road with a puncture and can't lift to change it with OEM jack. Also pointers about paint were very useful as I don't have proper facility and to try protect quickly, I've applied in cold windy and sometimes wet weather and rust bubbles through again two years later. Need some where sheltered to work and will try warming the area to be painted first before trying again. Never thought of the temperature.