Squashed Sills/Jacking Points!

[Len]

When under car changing the CAT I noticed how bad these now were!
And indeed I have an advisorsy  on the new MOT about them! Bah!
The flange or welding plates are squashed flat!

So advise please on best place to get decent new metal sills?
Are the ones at say Eurocarparts O.K.?

[salsheikh]

common failure on mk3's sadly. my old man made mine. i didnt know ecp sold them, would have been easier but then again me old man made the jacking points using thick steel plates so wont have any problems now. 

[Mikester]

You had an advisory on your mot and you didnt get anything done about them?

That is pretty irresponsible in my eyes, considering it is used on the roads. And is something as serious as the sills.

I bent one of mine slightly the other day, the jack basically may a little goove in it, as said i would probably let a garage make something up for there, as in the long run it will probably be a lot stronger than any others. As it will be of a custom metal.

[Petec82]

You had an advisory on your mot and you didnt get anything done about them?

That is pretty irresponsible in my eyes, considering it is used on the roads. And is something as serious as the sills.

I bent one of mine slightly the other day, the jack basically may a little goove in it, as said i would probably let a garage make something up for there, as in the long run it will probably be a lot stronger than any others. As it will be of a custom metal.

Erm it was an ADVISORY therefore there is nothing wrong with leaving them without immediate action! If they needed immediate attention the car would have failed it's MOT! also Len has asked advise on where is best to get replacements and is therefore obviously going to fix the problem making your entire post rather pointless.
Pete

[Mikester]

You had an advisory on your mot and you didnt get anything done about them?

That is pretty irresponsible in my eyes, considering it is used on the roads. And is something as serious as the sills.

I bent one of mine slightly the other day, the jack basically may a little goove in it, as said i would probably let a garage make something up for there, as in the long run it will probably be a lot stronger than any others. As it will be of a custom metal.

Erm it was an ADVISORY therefore there is nothing wrong with leaving them without immediate action! If they needed immediate attention the car would have failed it's MOT! also Len has asked advise on where is best to get replacements and is therefore obviously going to fix the problem making your entire post rather pointless.
Pete

Not really, as i referenced to me having the same problem, and that when i enquired about it, just this monday to be exact when my cambelt was done. I found it would be easier to get it done by the garage with them making something up.

Ta

[Grim_Reaper]

i got my sills from beaver auto panels...42 quid delivered for the pair and they were a really good fit with no trimming/problems fitting...they were pretty much like original...i would get beaver ones over ecp

[Wayne]

An advisory is just that, any worse then it should fail.

[boneybradley]

Are you seriously going to replace the sills?? most people get them straightened and strenghtend with the rust cut out and plated if needed (its quite a major job getting the full sill done)

[AudiA8Quattro]

If an item fails an MOT then it is potentially dangerous.
So any advisories should be sorted as soon as possible.
What people don't seem to realise with MOT's is when something goes on the advisories list then its past its service life, its not actually a fail until its dangerous.

[Mikester]

It might also be worth just getting them welded up and not using them, then jacking from the subframe, or the jacking points under the car.

even if you have to roll it onto wood, that is what i will do from now on.

And i never meant that just cus its an advisory it is dangerous, but it would be recommended to get it sorted like asap. I persoally would get it booked in when i pay for the mot on the way out! lol.