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best place to buy panels from and also whats the better outer sill to go for the shorted one or the full wrap under one?

i have only got pannels from summerfords they have been v good quality and fit, but im sure some people have had good and bad encounters with most companys

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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I buy my panels from Somerford but that's partly because they're close but they have a massive stock of genuine panels and are one of the cheapest.

Use genuine short outer sills, oversills are a water trap and will rust out in no time taking the floor, inner sill and heel board with them. Just look at my project thread if you want to see how bad they can be.

One thing to be aware of at the moment is that the availability of BMH panels is poor as they are relocating their presses and have made a bit of a mess of it.

go for genuine where you can, especially where they will be visible.

so the long ones are oversills? i thought oversills was when pople just welded new sills over old ones. im sucha twat

The panel is designed to be welded over the original rusty sill but I've seen them used to replace a sill many times. I can't understand why you would though when you've gone to the effort of cutting off the old sill.

so the outer sill i need is the shorter one that is about 4-5 inches long

Yes, the 4" ones with 6 vents are correct for any car from 1971 onwards.

Somerford minis for me too, seeing as there a 10 mins away.

I get genuine where i can aswell.

are genuine that much better than say the non genuine ones on minisport? there less than half the price but do you get half the quality. there going on my car which is track trim nothing show and shineable

sadly yes, but it does depend what panel

A sill for example could be ok as a non gen, as it has no masively critical fitting points, pluss its fairly hidden anyway.

a non gen scuttle or wing will look wank though.

also the metal used is usually not as good quality and more prone to blowing through.

for inner sills i cut a bit of the old one out and got a mate to bend a bit of thick sheet to the same angle.

whatever you do dont get any Magnum panels there shite imo

magnum panels? ive got to replace 2 outer sills and a rear valance. but have it with no valense yet not sure.

defo 2 outer sills and theres a mars bar sized hole either side on the inner sill that i will jsut cut out and patch as it doesnt have to look pretty on track

Pattern rear valances are OK to fit, just take your time and line everything up properly before you weld it. I spent an hour hacking one apart and rewelding it last night after somebody had fitted it badly and left it about 1" from the inner corner stiffening bits!

outersills are too imporant to look nice as long as there on there i dont mind. but defo shorted ones then?

yes

now where to order from. the non genuine ones from minisport?