sill finishers

[dannyj1979]

fitted sill finishers today and at the wing end with the door shut they are stuck out a long way i have fitted new sills so must be me thats got them out. any ideas on a fix guys?

[MarkyB]

What do your mean by "door finishers"

[chesney]

Kick plates??

[dannyj1979]

sorry sill finishers the steel box section pieces that bolt to the sills

[MarkyB]

Maybe they sell 2 door ones which you can cut down for a 4 door?

[dannyj1979]

mine is a 2 door

[brucek]

If you look down the length of the sill finisher, with the 'open' surface upwards, you'll see they are tapered - I think you probably have them on the wrong side. Try swapping them over

[dannyj1979]

hi bruce you are right about taper. but can not get them wrong as bolt spacing is not equal. think i will have to try move bottom hinge out on door see if that makes it any better

[Greengrass]

Its easy get your angle grinder out split it down the middle and re weld i was lucky i made mine fit i know exactly what you have done wrong

[les]

Move the bottom hinge out and the wing will be wrong. Sounds like the cill is fitted too far away from the floor pan. Apart from redoing the cill the earlier mentioned 'remedy' is the other option.( make the finisher narrower)

[dannyj1979]

the wing is not fitted yet so next move is fit that and see if it lines up with the door if lines are good will do above fix with grinder

[ASL642]

The sill finishers are "handed" i.e. LH and RH so be careful to fit them correctly, and yes if your car has had any welding in the past the aperature may not be the right length to fit. They may need trimming. One of mine was a perfect fit the other needed trimming.

[kennatt]

just about every panel you get these days needs altering to fit,copy , of a copy ,of a copy.

[dannyj1979]

all is well fitted front wing and it was level with sill needed hinge at bottom moving out