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sills are they the wrong ones
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:21 pm
by transitvan1234
the sills on my traveller are not the same as the rest of the car the car is a traveller in almond green and the sills are silver should thay be like this
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:34 pm
by d_harris
sorry, can you just clarify?
Do you mean the sill covers (as in the bit you see when you open the door?)
I believe they were body colour from the factory. But if the cars had work done theres a fair chance they will have been replaced
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:52 pm
by transitvan1234
yes when you open the door you see them they do look like covers
Re: sills are they the wrong ones
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:52 am
by MoggyTech
transitvan1234 wrote:the sills on my traveller are not the same as the rest of the car the car is a traveller in almond green and the sills are silver should thay be like this
Yes depending on year this can be correct. JFYI they are called Kickplates.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:55 am
by transitvan1234
it is a 1967
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:52 am
by MoggyTech
transitvan1234 wrote:it is a 1967
Silver it is then
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:11 am
by PSL184
agreed
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:48 pm
by bmcecosse
The 'real' sills are underneath - take these ones off to check condition -and to apply waxoyl if all is ok!
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:18 pm
by transitvan1234
i might not want to know what is under there if any thing
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:44 pm
by bmcecosse
It's better to know - and catch any rot before it goes too far!
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:05 pm
by rayofleamington
if you're lucky someone has replaced them with stainless steel ones. The kickplate/sill/sill finisher joint is a bit of a rust trap!
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:35 pm
by bmcecosse
But stainless steel sills will only cause additional corrosion where they join the mild steel! Not a good mix - stainless and mild - in presence of moisture they form a galvanic couple - and the mild steel rots away!
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:06 am
by IaininTenbury
worse still if its an early MM and has aluminium kick plates. Now they rot!
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:04 pm
by youngun
bmcecosse wrote:But stainless steel sills will only cause additional corrosion where they join the mild steel! Not a good mix - stainless and mild - in presence of moisture they form a galvanic couple - and the mild steel rots away!
Double sided sticky tape works well in such a case, stops the two surfaces contacting. Although you cant help contact with the bolts I spose......
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:39 pm
by rayofleamington
Double sided sticky tape works well in such a case, stops the two surfaces contacting.
I would tend to use a metal protecting paint, but yes.