 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  02-19-2009, 10:38 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 14 |  sill Damage. does it really need to be fixed?
Hi all,
Had my shock mount fixed today and was told that I've got full sill damage on the Left side of my car. you really have to look hard to see anything wrong. do i really need to spend $548 bucks to fix it? what can it hurt if i just didn't worry about it? __________________  |  |  | | 02-19-2009, 03:10 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
A picture or better description of the damage would help. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 02-19-2009, 06:13 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
+1, pics would help, but if it's barely noticeable even if you're looking for it, I'd say it's not worth repairing for that price | | | | | 02-19-2009, 11:01 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
do you mean the rear shock tower, as in the rear shock mount? Not sure what "sill" means down under- here it would be the door sill that you step over to enter the car. __________________
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| | | | | 02-20-2009, 01:03 AM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 14 | Pictures
sill panel. see pic 3
i'll get some pictures behind today.
hard pressed to see any damage at all. __________________ | | | | | 02-20-2009, 01:11 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
thats just part of the fender...its cosmetic.. __________________ -Jeff
 | | | | | 02-20-2009, 02:01 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 14 |
decided to leave it. put the money towards a bodykit. thanks guys __________________ | | | | | 02-20-2009, 02:43 PM | #8 | | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 |
If the paint is chipped, you should cover it with some touch-up paint. That will make the damage even less noticeable, and will reduce the chance of rusting. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH!
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From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | 02-21-2009, 01:10 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
I can't even see anything, and any damage that was there will be covered by the body kit, so yeah, don't worry about it | | | | | 02-21-2009, 06:23 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TX Posts: 140 |
Finding another piece of stock molding and painting it to a near-match +installation would be a lot cheaper than $548.. __________________
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'79 VW Rabbit TD L - Project soon to be 1.9 TDI | | | | | 02-24-2009, 05:03 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: texas Posts: 150 |
ez fix, or get custom side skirts. It does not affect anything. | | | | |
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