Bent up Sill

[SKID]

Went for a drive with a mate on the week end and the track was very deceiving. ended up sliding into a bolder, rolled my side step right up to the point I could'nt open the door, have since taken side steps off and done a little hammering so I can at least open and close my door, but the bottom of my door is rolled in a little and my sill is bent up pretty bad, does anyone have an suggestion's on straightening it out?

[growler2058]

Maybe a slide hammer would do the trick mate

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[MudRunnerTD]

Ummmm bugger. No. Call it credibility and put a new step on or buy some sliders. Very difficult to repair and it won't just pl out.

If you car is a late model then consider an insurance claim. If it's a GQ then consider it a Battle scare mate.

[MudRunnerTD]

If your up for it then tack weld pull points and use the slide as Growler said then pull it out as much as you can then bog, sand and paint.

[threedogs]

Don't they use pop rivets to pull out dents with a special tool.

[MudRunnerTD]

Don't they use pop rivets to pull out dents with a special tool.

Yes that works well too but it you have a welder then just tack weld to the panel rather than drilling a hole in it that you have to bog.

[04OFF]

Panel shops have a slide puller slash spot welder, this tool welds its tip to a panel,then you use the slide hammer part to pull the dent, a small twist is all that is required to release the tool,fast and easy and leaves almost no extra damage or warping to the panel.

Please post pics of your damage and then we can get a better idea of what your going to be up for.

[growler2058]

Panel shops have a slide puller slash spot welder, this tool welds its tip to a panel,then you use the slide hammer part to pull the dent, a small twist is all that is required to release the tool,fast and easy and leaves almost no extra damage or warping to the panel.

Please post pics of your damage and then we can get a better idea of what your going to be up for.

You know a bit about dents do ya SteveO

[Rickie3]

I'm a panel beater spray painter by trade, mate post some pics up, you have to be aware that damage will also go beyond the sill, i'm not into the habbit of pulling dents in sills and filling with body filler, I find it far quicker to cut out the effected and weld in a new panel, but if you have comprehensive insurance I would go down that path and make a claim

[megatexture]

i will be doing this soon also then putting my new sliders on(cheers lhurley) not looking forward to fixing my dents,
I’m undecided if I’ll try it myself but i more than likely will as you don’t really see that part of the car with sliders on so i don’t think it needs to be 100%.

Here is a link to another thread using pop rivets but it just depends how extensive your damage is.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...ll-damage-(GQ)