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Offline minichamps11

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Best place to buy replacement body panels
« on: 04 November 2009, 13:00 »
Any recommendations for companies selling replacement body panels?

Need a set of replacement sills to weld up a '97 3dr 16V  :angry: Floor pan is also badly rusted around bungs in rear foot well (not much of a problem) but also on the outboard seam where it joins the sills (bigger problem). Thought late mk3's were fully galavanised!!??  :huh:

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #1 on: 04 November 2009, 13:14 »
Not sure mate so if you find a place let us know!

Could try Eurocarparts and GSF first.





Need sills myself! :wink:
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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #2 on: 04 November 2009, 15:26 »

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #3 on: 05 November 2009, 10:45 »
http://www.carz2.co.uk/volkswagen-golf-39297-c-1_557_568.html
these are the cheapest ive found but unknown quality, if anyone has used these guys before, i need new sills too lol

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #4 on: 05 November 2009, 11:18 »
Jeez! Those sills look scary! have to take off a lot more metal than I thought!
Hmmm maybe wont be doing it myself!
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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #5 on: 05 November 2009, 11:23 »
Jeez! Those sills look scary! have to take off a lot more metal than I thought!
Hmmm maybe wont be doing it myself!

They tend to make them bigger than what you need, you trim back and use what you need.

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #6 on: 05 November 2009, 11:38 »
+1 just cut out the rot/bent areas+ find something decent to attach the new sill to
one of my 'reinforced jacking humps' has also collapsed so i will be welding in some heavy duty, properly reinforced replacements+ add extra reinforcement to the jacking points on the sills im sick  :sick: and tired  :huh: of feeling like im destroying my car everytime i jack it up  :angry:

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #7 on: 05 November 2009, 13:03 »
Kinda what I was thinking, but use a length of steel angle along the bottom edge.
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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #8 on: 05 November 2009, 14:04 »
what welder u got>?

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Re: Best place to buy replacement body panels
« Reply #9 on: 05 November 2009, 15:06 »
gasless MIG Clarke thing up to 180 amp I think. But for this job I may borrow my mates arc welder.
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