Rust issue bodge or propper repair.

[Trigger_Andy]

As you can see from the picture below my £250 Grand Cherokee has a rusted out sill. Its due its MOT in December and I'm guessing it will fail on it. If I clean it up, fill it with bodge and paint it would the MOT man pick up on it and fail it?

And if I went down the road of doing it right what would be the best way of doing it? Trying to track down one in a Scrap Yard, (which could prove difficult) and cutting a patch out or just making a template and bashing a piece of metal to shape and welding it in? I'll be looking to sell it on after the Winter so I dont want it looking a mess.

[NaughtyAlan]

For what its worth just weld a plate section on the sill.

For the MOT ( period )

[RayC]

Trying to track down one in a Scrap Yard, (which could prove difficult)

I doubt it, recon theres loads there

[Jon]

Trying to track down one in a Scrap Yard, (which could prove difficult)

I doubt it, recon theres loads there

yeah...all rusted out in the same place

[Trigger_Andy]

Cheers for the constructive replied Guys! IS it an MOT issue? If not then I'm not so fussed.

Is it a common problem with them?

[Steve Chapman]

Could be Andy, if its a structural part of the body, dont know if the Cherokees have a seperate chassis. I think the MOT regs state any corrosion within 30cm of major suspension /steering is a fail. Looking at it id just weld a patch in and be done with it.

[steveo]

nope sorry to say it won't pass the MOT like that , if you do plate it up , make sure its welded all the way round & not just every inch or so . think i would be inclined to cut a piece out from a wrecked one , don't even have to be the same area either really , sill is the same the whole lenght

[Anonymous]

Easy fix andy just cut out and weld a patch on, easy peasy. easy patch to make out of a bit of steel.

[Trigger_Andy]

OK, cheers for the replies guys.

Well thats my job for next week!

[Anonymous]

Week????//?


You can do that in a few hours im sure.


Hardest job is getting the motivation.

[steveo]

yeah won't take long , prolly more time to get the tools & welder out & clean it up ,

[Anonymous]

Arnt we all sad, knowing it will only take a little bit to fix that. comes from too much time in the garage.

[steveo]

yeah thats true

[latil]

Couple of hours work,if there's anything to weld to

[Trigger_Andy]

OK, when I said a week I meant sourcing a sill, traveling to pick it up, it will be around an 80 mile round trip. Bank Holiday today so all the breakers seem to be closed! Sourcing a Welder, beg borrow or steal! Sourcing the paint etc. Getting around to cutting the old one out and fitting the new one. A bit of filler, paint, lacquer.


That for me would be a week!