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Outer sill (conv.)

Outer sill (conv.)


1. Mount the car in an alignment bench with measuring fixture and cross-measure as necessary.

2. Cut the outer sill panel 25 mm below the hinge and 80 mm behind the hole in the sill. Make sure that underlying reinforcement is not damaged.


3. Drill out the spot welds and grind down the welds to the inner sill reinforcement.

4. Knock away the sill panel and align any deformed metalwork.

5. Roughly cut the spare part so that it will overlap the joints by a couple of centimetres.

6. Fit the new sill in place and fix it with a few welding clamps.

7. Cut through the new sill and body simultaneously so that the joints can be butt-welded.

8. Remove the sill and punch or drill holes for plug welding.

9. Grind the surfaces to be welded on the sill and the body.

10. Apply welding primer to the surfaces which are to be spot welded or plug welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.

11. Fit the sill in place and fix it with a few welding clamps.

12. Plug weld the sill in place.

13. Spot weld the sill in place.


14. Weld the joints.

15. Grind the welds clean.

16. Wash off surplus welding primer. Welding primer makes for poorer adhesion of paint, filler and sealant.

17. Apply primer to all surfaces that have been ground clean. Use Standox 1K Füllprimer.

18. Seal joints and metal folds with putty. Use Terostat 1K-PUR.

19. Apply anti-corrosion agent to internal surfaces after painting. Use Terotex HV 400.