ooops sill prob mot fail???? yes no?

[dazleeds]

dnt believe im having this grief but here goes

just had jacking point plated over then lad informs me the end of my sill has a chunk gone dosent go thru inner sill at all

so will this be a fail on mot tmoro??

its just behund the front pass cnr of the tech 1 skirt

any ideas before i waste 40quid on test tmoro

everything else is now sorted but this i wasnt expecting
also need a new welder as im pissed off he didnt just sort it

cheers

Daz

[Chris-W]

Yes - fail. It's within 30cm of the chassis member.

[dazleeds]

Bollox

getting sick of this now

need it tested tmoro or im fooked

[Chris-W]

Do you want to borrow a car?

[A1BMW325iSport]

daz bodge it with filler and underseal to get through test, then have it sorted properly later

[Jhonno]

put the sill cover back on it.. they're not allowed to remove stuff so it'll hide it

[dazleeds]

Do you want to borrow a car?

thanks for the offer chris
thats really appreciated
but ill be ok but big thanks mnow thats true e30 owners spirit

had a better look a little while ago and its not the sill at all
its the very corner of the outer footwell if u get where i mean behind the wing

sad thing is when the pilluck did the plate it would have taken about 2mins more to have sorted this bit

on close inspection i think it may just get thru well i hope so anyway

not entirely happy with the plate he did today
he has covered everything in a black rubbery sealant that looks a bloody mess me not happy so will hopefully get it thru test then find someone decent to sort the problem area properly.

this is exactly why i hate letting people work on my car

gotta learn to weld

[smithy318i]

gotta learn to weld

it's not difficult to weld sir.

when i repaired my rear arch, the tester insisted that i remove the underseal so that he could see the repair. He took an extra long time looking at the repair too.

The tester KNOWS people do the filler & underseal trick, and therefore any new underseal is inspected more than normal.

[dazleeds]

gotta learn to weld

it's not difficult to weld sir.

when i repaired my rear arch, the tester insisted that i remove the underseal so that he could see the repair. He took an extra long time looking at the repair too.

The tester KNOWS people do the filler & underseal trick, and therefore any new underseal is inspected more than normal.

i know your right mate

its more a fear of the unknown with me

but i think its time i got meself a cheapo welder just for practising on scrap metal and if i can master it then get a decent one
cos im sick of asking for a decent job to be done and gettiing dodgy bodges

[smithy318i]

60 notes will get you a decent mig welder. (but im not selling mine)

[dazleeds]

60 notes will get you a decent mig welder. (but im not selling mine)

where from mate??

ebay?

and how do i know whats good and whats not?
sorry for many Qs but iv had enough now cant trust no fooker with ya car nowdays DIY is the only solution

[fuzzy]

£60 ? is that all for a mig welder.is that the one with the copper wire fed through the gun?i think ill invest in one as well.like daz says,im sick of paying for someone else to do work and getting a bodge job.the only way to guarantee a good job is to do it yourself.ive done plenty arc welding but thats a bit to heavy for a car i believe.learning skills like that is essential when you drive a more 'mature' car i think

[smithy318i]

bought my SIP EasyMIG 90 off ebay for 60 notes.

came with 2 bottles of gas, nozzles,helmet, gloves, repair kit, and a full roll of wire

[pacerpete]

I perfected my welding skills by practicing on worthless bits of scrap metal, usually metal bumper e30s !