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sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:38 pm
by 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?

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:00 pm
by MarkyB
What do your mean by "door finishers"

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:02 pm
by chesney
Kick plates??

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:10 pm
by dannyj1979
sorry sill finishers the steel box section pieces that bolt to the sills

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:20 pm
by MarkyB
Maybe they sell 2 door ones which you can cut down for a 4 door?

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:24 pm
by dannyj1979
mine is a 2 door

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:12 pm
by 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 :wink:

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:35 pm
by 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

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:18 pm
by 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

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:48 pm
by 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)

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:33 pm
by 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

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:42 pm
by 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.

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:32 pm
by kennatt
just about every panel you get these days needs altering to fit,copy , of a copy ,of a copy.

Re: sill finishers

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:29 pm
by dannyj1979
all is well fitted front wing and it was level with sill needed hinge at bottom moving out