Rear sill protection

[Cooky]

Hi all, we all know the k11 has a problem with the rear sills rusting from the inside out. Mines a 3 door and I sat in the rear and removed the inner plastic panel, you can then see the inside of the rear sill. I gave it a spray on both sides with some ACF 50. Only took half an hour. I thought about wax oil but thought that might block the drain holes.

 

[andy]

get them repaired, it will only get worse, do have a sun roof?

 

[Tornado]

Mine is a 2002 three door with sunroof, i better take a good look at the sills. So the rear ones are accessed by removing a plastic panel, is it much the same for the front? And what then, two drain tubes each side that need rerouting?

 

[andy]

extend the drain tubes each side, front and back from the sun roof, drill holes in ya sill for extended tubes to fit through easy peasy.

 

[Tornado]

Hi Andy i better get on to that now that the autumn is upon us. May I ask what tubing and connector you used? Though I'm sure I can figure something out once I take a look. Thanks, and sorry Cookie for the minor highjack of your post!

 

[andy]

cant remember what size tube i used, it was over 9 years ago all i did was cut a bit off the end of the drain tube from the sunroof, then went to b&q for some tubing that was a tight fit into the existing bit, lengthen the existing drain tube, drill hole in sill for tube to fit through, cut excess off, repeat other 3 tubes

if ya have a search on pollyp,s blog ya will see has done it, infact i got the idea off that

 

[andy]

pic of fronts, when sunroof drain tube has been extended, and drilled through sill, same other side.

 

[andy]

front again, done in the simaler