replacement sills

myseatcupra

ibiza fr tdi
May 14, 2007
791
0
cardiff/penarth
does anyone know where i can get some replacement sills from. I've done a search and cant find any. will it only be the dealer. mine are rusty.
 
Last edited:

crezz

pedro motorsports
Jun 30, 2007
4,397
0
Woolacombe
:( not to sure if you can get a replacement sill, i had a plate welded in the other week

Sill.jpg
 

jcs356

Cordy owner
Jul 12, 2004
1,161
0
Englandland
I've had plates welded into mine, both sides.

TBH Seat realised they had a design fault with the car hence the dubious addition of the plastic side skirts when they did the facelift. Nice way of preventing you seeing the rust that is running riot in the sills. If you can't see it, it isn't happening, right???
 

myseatcupra

ibiza fr tdi
May 14, 2007
791
0
cardiff/penarth
i've got these sideskirts on order.
ibiza-s-skirt.jpg

so the patch work doesn,t have to be that good. but i thought it would be easyer to weld in replacement panels. rather than make plates up
 

sjc59

Newbie
Jul 30, 2006
255
0
Mine are rusted too same spot should be getting welded up soon along with rear arch.
 

m0rk

sarcasm comes free
Staff member
May 19, 2001
27,787
33
Clanfield, UK
to get my old 1.4 through the MOT I just fibreglass fillered it. sandy sandy, bit of paint & it was good as new
 

sjc59

Newbie
Jul 30, 2006
255
0
I thought about just filling it with fiberglass but wasn't sure on the effect on chassis strength?
 

myseatcupra

ibiza fr tdi
May 14, 2007
791
0
cardiff/penarth
to get my old 1.4 through the MOT I just fibreglass fillered it. sandy sandy, bit of paint & it was good as new

i want to do it so it so the rust dont come back. im planning to keep car for ages. i always planned to change the side skirts as everyone puts the m3 type ones on. and the ones im putting on mean i dont have to spend ages shaping and filling. the i done all the fibre glass on my old escort and it dont last long.
 

m0rk

sarcasm comes free
Staff member
May 19, 2001
27,787
33
Clanfield, UK
I did remove all the rust before fillering it.

I doubt you can get the panel from the dealer, but just make it out of sheet steel. it'll be cheaper in the end
 
Adrian Flux insurance services - discount for forum members.