Stu9 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Went to see an 03 1.8tdci with 110 on it, both sills had been welded from the back arch to half way I didn't expect to see that, I know it's 12yrs old and a lot depends on where it's been kept and used but was still a shock. It's one I would like to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I have seen many of that age with sill work done. If they have been properly done and coated they should be ok for a while, but if they have been patched badly they will eventually rust out again. The best way is to cut all the rust out and weld in a fresh new sill. What it boils down to is how long you plan to keep it. If it is a couple of years you should be ok. If you want to keep it for years, be prepared for them to eventually go again. Sent via the 'Clacks' GNU STP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu9 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) It would be a few years, it's from a dealer but you can tell it's a bodge didn't even painted just slapped with underseal Edited June 6, 2015 by GingerFlame Language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodkat Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 It will probably be painted with 'Schutz' which is a very good underseal coating, quite rubbery, and will be really good for keeping rust at bay. Nightmare to paint over though. Is it at least 'neat'? Like the surrounding bodywork was masked over before applying the schutz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu9 Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Not really (as in neat) it's a bit of a mess...I'd like to see what he'd say to me if i was trading it like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamweb Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Move on,find a better one,plenty out there. Sent from my iPad using Ford OC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I agree you will find better. I had a ten year old Megane, took it for an MOT, was complimented how tidy the body was, car was parked roadside on a school run that's gritted most days in the winter. Next year the O/S sill was rotten, they repaired it, sealed it and painted it. I changed where I parked it but it need repairing every year for the MOT until I scrapped it. Unless they have cut all the rust out it will keep coming back and it's both sides. Some Fords seem to rust a lot quicker than others, there are a couple of mint T reg ones at work and a rusty 2007 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinFO Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 If the sills are rotten then there's a good chance that other areas like the front subframe are corroded too. I replaced the sills on the 51 plate tddi my daughter uses last year and now the front subframe is gubbed. You can haggle hard by telling the dealer you've been advised that the sills should have been replaced if they needed that much work and hit him for 300 less. if he dosen't come down walk away and look for another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 03 focus has sill covers if the sills have been welded walk away never seen one welded yet even my old mk1 which was an 02 had no sill issues guy at work just picked up an old estate with no sill issues............ plenty out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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