how to replace a sill

[SoundillusioN]

Shame, the woes of mk3 ownership, rust! 

[Len]

Had to have mine done recently, both sides and nothing to do with rust! All down to clowns at tyre depots!
Mine were completely crushed and they had to put down the inner section.
That cost me £150.

[stainesy]

Yep mine are the same. Not rust just mangled. Like it when I got the car and got wors when iv had to jack up myself. Also the inner bit of mine is squashed to. Cost you £150 for what? Is that with you suplying new sills yourself?

[SoundillusioN]

Had to have mine done recently, both sides and nothing to do with rust! All down to clowns at tyre depots!
Mine were completely crushed and they had to put down the inner section.
That cost me £150.

I was just responding to all the other comments.

Yes I do hate people that can't jack up a car nicely, it's not hard now is it!

[Seanl]

Both mine are now crushed again tbf. Just gonna try banging them back out with a mallet to get them to a reasonable state as there is no rust, and then undersealing it. Never know, it might just pass and for a tenner for the underseal, its worth a shot...

[SoundillusioN]

Both mine are now crushed again tbf. Just gonna try banging them back out with a mallet to get them to a reasonable state as there is no rust, and then undersealing it. Never know, it might just pass and for a tenner for the underseal, its worth a shot...

I wonder why they buckle so easy, never had this trouble with a mk1, not bragging, just curious?

[brett]

snap mine were crushed when i got it ,but being an amateur with cars and it being my first car (at the ripe age of 32 hahaha)last thing i looked at d'oh

[Seanl]

Both mine are now crushed again tbf. Just gonna try banging them back out with a mallet to get them to a reasonable state as there is no rust, and then undersealing it. Never know, it might just pass and for a tenner for the underseal, its worth a shot...

I wonder why they buckle so easy, never had this trouble with a mk1, not bragging, just curious?

Dunno what they're like on mk1s and 2s, but on the 3s they are quite deep. People that dont really know much about the car use the sill as a jacking point instead of reinforced point a bit further in. The grooves on the jack be it either scissor or trolley are'nt deep enough so just push them up and crush them. 

[Wayne]

Both mine are now crushed again tbf. Just gonna try banging them back out with a mallet to get them to a reasonable state as there is no rust, and then undersealing it. Never know, it might just pass and for a tenner for the underseal, its worth a shot...

I wonder why they buckle so easy, never had this trouble with a mk1, not bragging, just curious?

Dunno what they're like on mk1s and 2s, but on the 3s they are quite deep. People that dont really know much about the car use the sill as a jacking point instead of reinforced point a bit further in. The grooves on the jack be it either scissor or trolley are'nt deep enough so just push them up and crush them. 

Spot on, they really suffer being jacked in the wrong place.

[SoundillusioN]

Never jacked up on anything other than the correct points, and when I do I always use soft wood to separate the metal jack from the metal of the car.

I suppose you will always have previous owners who have at some point had a blow, performed a roadside wheel change jacking up the car any old where. The rest of is as said is usually sh*t, careless garages and tyre fitters!