coldturkey Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 One of our cars got driven into and has damage just next to the sill, wondering if its gonna stop it from getting a wof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 Hi, next time could you please post a tech thread in the tech section. I will move it there shortly. Basically as the sill looks to be damaged, it could indeed be a WOF issue - but it depends how picky the inspector is. I know that you usually get picked up on if the sill is dented from underneath so I don't see how being dented on the side will be any different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonK Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 as log as the door opens and closes easily I cant see it being too much of an issue although it does depend on how picky your wof man is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulletz Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I know of cars that have been written off by the insurance co. after sill damage so definitely would expect it to be a wof issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonK Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 lots of cars do get written off due to sill damage but the damage is a lot worse than this is. This would be a real simple repair if it did fail anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldturkey Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 But correct me if I'm wrong - repairing it would mean chopping it out and replacing it and then painting it. The car only cost me $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 bogjob then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 drill small holes and use a slide hammer to pull out as much of the dent as you can. I (and possibly the WOF man) would be interested to know how much damage is behind the bottom of that front guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Damage with in a (insert amount here) area of a door hinge would be most likely be a no go. If the door catches the sill or guard when it opens, I would be getting it fixed regardless. The U13 bluebird guard is easy to get off and bash into shape. The sill itself doesn’t look that bad. Rather than drilling a hole in the painted area you may even be able to make a hole in the back of the sill and push something through. there may even maybe a factory one around there. The door would be a bit of fun. Should be a speaker hole in the door near to there to get access. Its all lower than the side intrushion bar of the door so you should be able to get in to fix it. Or just find the white door again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 you may even be able to make a hole in the back of the sill and push something through. there may even maybe a factory one around there. I had this done on my accord a few years back due to a WOF failure, it was around 300 to repair from memory.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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