My VSE is in for the rear arches to have the surface rust treated and also investigate and treat/repair the sills. I hadn't had the sill covers off before so was dreading the call from the garage.

Good job I was sitting down when it came...

Only very light surface rust, so just a sand down. treat and paint. Solid metal all round.

Must admit I wasn't expecting this on an L322 of this age with 140,000 miles.

Anyone else had a nice surprise like that ? There's so many stories of rusty sills and arches, so would be good to hear the good news stories as well to counter them.

Congratulations! Weight off your mind I bet.

Out of interest, who's doing it for you? Struggling to find anyone interested in the job near me.

Definitely - Dave’s Autobodies on the Wirral. He used to do the bodywork for an Indy before going on his own.

Mine is the same year/model, albeit, 60k miles, but it is in excellent condition underneath.

Mileage doesn''t mean a great deal imo. They could be rotted out in five years up here.




Steve. “He that strikes the venison first shall be the lord o' the feast.” — Shakespeare, King Lear.

2012 Vogue SE. 4.4 TDV8, Sumatra Black

Yes, I recently had to spend a small fortune on mine for mechanical things (all wear and tear, just one of those occasional huge bills), so I thought I really ought to have the sill covers off to see what horrors lurked beneath. To my utter amazement it was the same as yours, minor surface rust, easily treated and cavities pumped full of Dynax S50, should be good for years. Just got to dare looking at my Wife's car now (also a 2010 TdV8) Drives:
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue - Stornoway Grey
2010 FFRR TdV8 Vogue SE - Zermatt Silver
1998 BMW E36 M3 GTII

Yep - I've gone down the Dynax S50 route as well for the cavities. Going to also spray some Dynax UC on the sills before the cover goes back on for good hopefully.

I went for Hydrate 80 first, S50 for cavities, and a topcoat of UC.


Steve. “He that strikes the venison first shall be the lord o' the feast.” — Shakespeare, King Lear.

2012 Vogue SE. 4.4 TDV8, Sumatra Black

wow good metal used in 2012...

Could well be

Here’s one side after being sorted

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