Phase 1 rust areas to check

[mgoode180566]

I have a phase 1 sunflower that I have owned for 10 years. Has been off road for 4 years.

Stripping off all bodywork to see how we look.

Where do these things rust ? I heard they can be prone to age in some areas.

 

[Djw John]

The inside of the sills behind the rear door cards, around the petrol cap and the rear arches where they meet the bumper.

 

[mgoode180566]

I found this

 

[mgoode180566]

Repairable?

 

[Louis]

I found thisView attachment 1367021

Shove the sideskirt back on, be reet.

 

[Louis]

Easily repairable. Cut out the rust with a grinder until you get good metal. Coat everywhere else in rust preventative and then weld in a new panel.
It's not exactly an intricate area

 

[mgoode180566]

 

[mgoode180566]

 

[mgoode180566]

 

[mgoode180566]

Are full sill repair panels available to buy ?

 

[Louis]

Can't say I've ever seen any. Could just get yourself to a Scrap yard and cut one out yourself

 

[STEVE.M]

Are full sill repair panels available to buy ?

Looks like these are available.
Are 3 & 5 door all the same sill?
https://www.centralpanels.co.uk/product/renault-clio-1998-2005-new-full-sill-lh-galv-t/

 

[Louis]

Looks like these are available.
Are 3 & 5 door all the same sill?
https://www.centralpanels.co.uk/product/renault-clio-1998-2005-new-full-sill-lh-galv-t/

Yes.

 

[Louis]

Looking at that photo, no.

 

[New2RS]

Are full sill repair panels available to buy ?

Yes. Not sure where you’re based but I spoke to mount panels in Leeds last week. He had weld in sills for £55 + vat. 2 to 3 day turn around.

 

[STEVE.M]

Looking at that photo, no.

Looking at this, 3 or 5 door makes a difference if you play with the options

http://alvadi.ee/en/carparts/renault/clio-ii-b0-1-2-1998/sill/#!tdType=&ft=&fts=http%3A%2F%2Falvadi.ee%2Fen%2Fcarparts%2Frenault%2Fclio-ii-b0-1-2-1998%2Fsill%2F%3Fft%3D1%26show_tooltip%3D0%26tdType%3D14183%3A%3A%3A8%3A%3A%3Asill&fs_270=0&fs_21=60585

 

[Paul172sport]

Dreading looking at mine.
How do you get the side skirts off to check?

 

[Paul172sport]

https://www.carpanels.com/catalogue/moreinfo/CP29415

Any good?

 

[New2RS]

Dreading looking at mine.
How do you get the side skirts off to check?

Drill out the 5 rivets along the very bottom of the sill and remove a couple of screws in either wheel arch. Then simply take a deep breath, lift the skirt away and prepare to be disappointed ?

 

[mgoode180566]

Drill out the 5 rivets along the very bottom of the sill and remove a couple of screws in either wheel arch. Then simply take a deep breath, lift the skirt away and prepare to be disappointed ?

Yes they come away very easily, drill the rivets off. full of crap behind them. I expected mine to be much worse and around the filler cap it is perfect.

 

[New2RS]

Yes they come away very easily, drill the rivets off. full of crap behind them. I expected mine to be much worse and around the filler cap it is perfect.

My sill was the mirror image of yours 2 weeks ago, got it sorted no problem so yours should be repairable.

 

[mgoode180566]

My sill was the mirror image of yours 2 weeks ago, got it sorted no problem so yours should be repairable.

What was the resolution ? New sill panel ?

 

[New2RS]

I was quite lucky because my old man has good fabrication skills and as the area is unseen he made a 3ft section of sill from steel sheet. I’ve painted/ undersealed it etc and it’s good to go. I was very close to ordering a new sill but as it worked out I got the job done for a few pints.

 

[Paul172sport]

Good to hear few more are being saved and repaired. Too many getting broken for spares.

 

[Krarl]

Whenever I clean my car I try and blast into the side skirts with the air gun or the jetwash to blow all the crap out. Filler cap is a common areas too because water and crud sits behind the arch liner on the filler neck

Check behind the front arch liners too as mine usually fill up with silt and crap just behind the wheel in that part with the foam piece in


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