Recent content by dwalker109

OK, sounds like I don't have a major problem. The sill has actually split already, but is currently nicely bonded/sealed away under the underseal I painted on. It looks like the end bit (the bit I damaged) is actually a separate bit of metal, so it would (hopefully, I know nothing about car...

Thanks for the responses guys... The car's about 7 years old (X reg, 2001), and yes, it is just the lip at the bottom. Sounds like it's not too big a deal then... I tried bending it, but it's pretty mangled (15 mil was quite an understatement - it's actually more like 30 mil, and has been...

Having never jacked a car up in my life, I managed to make a bit of a mess of it today. I used a trolley jack positioned on the thin sill/rail in what LOOKED like the right spot (right at the front, near the wheel), and this has bent the sill outwards somewhat (about 15 mil). Having seen...