I'm sure this has been covered in the past but couldn't find what I was looking for with a search.
Recently bought an '03 DII and it has Trek Outfitter sliders installed. Haven't had sliders on my DIIs before. In my quest to "restore" and clean up this truck, I removed the sliders because I spotted a hole on the underside of the Driver side sill while inspecting the underside of the truck.
Well, to my surprise and dismay, that small hole was much bigger and worse than I expected. Driver side sill is much, much worse than the Passenger side.
I suspect I'll have to replace the Driver sill at least.
I have no welding experience so I'll need to have a body shop do this. What's the best method to replace the sill?
Anyone have experience with products like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-2-DOOR-SILL-REPAIRS-/141410764131
It looks like the sills were prepped with some sort of rust preventative coating but it clearly didn't work. When I reinstall the sliders, how do I prevent this problem in the future?
Pics of Driver side:
Pics of Passender side:
Looks like the channel on the sliders collected a ton of water, mud and sand and caused a seam to expand and break.
Recently bought an '03 DII and it has Trek Outfitter sliders installed. Haven't had sliders on my DIIs before. In my quest to "restore" and clean up this truck, I removed the sliders because I spotted a hole on the underside of the Driver side sill while inspecting the underside of the truck.
Well, to my surprise and dismay, that small hole was much bigger and worse than I expected. Driver side sill is much, much worse than the Passenger side.
I suspect I'll have to replace the Driver sill at least.
I have no welding experience so I'll need to have a body shop do this. What's the best method to replace the sill?
Anyone have experience with products like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-2-DOOR-SILL-REPAIRS-/141410764131
It looks like the sills were prepped with some sort of rust preventative coating but it clearly didn't work. When I reinstall the sliders, how do I prevent this problem in the future?
Pics of Driver side:
Pics of Passender side:
Looks like the channel on the sliders collected a ton of water, mud and sand and caused a seam to expand and break.