stan wrote:

luckily mine spent its time in brighton from new so i have minimal surface rust.

^^^^

I thought that too, but stan's not too bright you know....  .
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ooiii!!!

it was somewhere inland from brighton cant remember the place so i just said 'brighton' , anyway well away from the salty sea you peasants... .. ... - .- -.




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Derby is well away from the sea  .
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It won't be in a bit with all the global warming we are supposedly responsible for  2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Is that why New York was 200ft under water 1000yrs ago then?

kingpleb wrote:

Granted Alu doesn't rust but it still reacts and goes nasty like at defender doors and other alu bits

Specially in areas where steel bolts bolt into the shell electrolytic corrosion will be a hell of a problem in 5-10years+

Absolutely. One plus with Al over Fe is aluminium oxide will stick and form a barrier. Flaky rust means that rusting accelerated. I think Al oxidation is more constant. I won't be happy with either, but I'm not sure how to get the panels off to see.

Look under the sills, there are recesses with two piece trim clips, prise out the center piece, then remove the outer piece, the sill will now be free at the bottom, open both doors, sharply pull the sill away from the car starting at the back, it is on several push clips but they are tight, a sharp pull is better than a gradual one as you can bend the sill if you just pull it... It will pop off, then go to the front door and do the same, you then slide it out from under the rubber strip on the bottom of the plastic lower wing/fender piece, refit is reversal but several of the push fit clips will have broken so you may need to get some more from the dealer....

Get some cavity rust protection as there are loads of grommets where you can fill the sill up... Pete
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It is best practice to remove the front wing lower panels before you remove the side sill covers as there are clips that won't release with the panels in place sir