Hey

Age old story really, non avaliable panels. Tried rimmerbrothers, britpart, asked around local body shop etc. They recommend to find a L322 for breaking and ask for the sill to be cut out.
Troule is, onces I've contacted to far, those sills are finished too.

Both the outers and inner sills have rotted on mine, i've seen you can get replacement inner pannels but not outer.

I knew they were bad and assumed I could get a replacement panel, little did I know this was not the case.

Can anyone recommend someone who would be able to fabricate repairing of my sills and sort ouf the rust on the arches ?

It doesnt have to be perfect just so its presentable and will look ok once painted + MOT passable.

Sill covers removed

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That's unbelievable! What age is your car?

I can't help regards panels, but you maybe need to find an old school panel beater type person, maybe try some classic car resto places as they will be used to making panels.

I agree, a classic car resto place is where I would go to.
kezbo - you may want to try and prevent it. Did you see this thread? https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic54121.html Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Got mine done at my trusty Bodyshop, they are just that, a body shop, they don't simply replace parts, they cut, weld, form etc.
Not in your area unfortunately.
The alternative would be to contact breakers in Spain, south of France, Italy (but away from the shores) and see if their's un better condition since they don't use salt on the roads and weather br is 'it' better. l=Oo\________/oO=l l:OolΞΞΞΞΞΞΞloO:l

Current
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L SDV8 - 2013 - Indus Silver, on Almond.
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L V8 - 2002 - ex-2003 G4 Challenge Event Vehicle, Stage 3: Australia
RANGE ROVER HSE 4.4L V8 - 2004 - one-of-one Overfinch
RANGE ROVER P38a 4.0L V8 - 1999 - ex-2000 TReK Event Vehicle: South Africa

Previous:
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L TDV8 - 2012 - RANGE ROVER 3.6L TDV8 x3 - RANGE ROVER Td6 x1 - RANGE ROVER Classic 3.5L V8 x1

I've emailed YRM Metal Solutions and linked this thread. They make lots of repair panels. They'd make some good business with a sill and arch repair panel for the L322  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Good idea Rob 👍

Jim

Sorry to say I'd question the worth of repairing that car. The repair cost to do it properly would near to its value. Newer TDV8s are now getting cheaper and cheaper, but then there's nothing to guarantee it too would not be at an early stage of the same problem.

In the BMW E30 world , they are prone to rust in the front sill/bulkhead area, so the idea of cutting spares from a dry climate car is a good one. I know of several people who got the sections cut from BMW cars in California and shipped over.

wow mazza, that's a lot worse than mine, are you towing craft in and out of the sea ( on the Essex coast ) by chance ?

I thought YRM only did RR Classic and LSE - but L322 sills and other parts would be fab

https://yrmit.co.uk/product-category/range...assic-lse/

it would be great though if they could be urged to make a run of L322 sills, the demand would be there I reckon


just looked at mine, and they are not as bad as mazza's, but it surely is a really badly designed part of the car, I think mine will need doing soon, just to stop things getting worse down there

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My 2005 TD6 is pretty much identical and I'm in Essex too, so I'll be interested to hear how you proceed!

YRM have replied positively....they need someone to draw sketches and measurements etc. I’ll load their details once approved and the OP can contact them  Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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Mazza - contact Ronnie Jnr at YRM on contact@yrmit.co.uk and he’ll be pleased to help you build a repair panel that can then be made for others to benefit
www.yrmit.co.uk
01388 488 150 Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
2025MY Defender D350 90 in Silicon Silver on coils
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
Many, many other Landies over the years
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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I'd be in the market for a set of these as repair panels. My car isn't quite as bad but at the stage of needing repairs. I've bought some material to fabricate panels but if some professionally made ones become available it would be a better option.

Andy

thank you Ronnie Junior

Wow! That is serious!

Mine is a 2005 with 104,000 on the clock.

Sorry this is no help, but I am cleaning my sills and was wondering how you
remove the jack rubber?