Bodywork issues

RoyOutram · 11th September 2020, 15:22

Can any member put me in touch with a bodyshop for my 2004 ZT CDTi 135+, preferrably not too far from Yorkshire? many thanks.

Yorkshire GOC · 11th September 2020, 16:03

Are you sills rusting near the jacking pads by chance?

This guy (Thomas Hobbs is the go to man and is highly respected in the club) manufactures replacement sill parts for our cars that your local garage can weld them onto the car. He also sells sill sections on e-bay - none on at the moment so worth dropping him a line.

https://www.tjhobbs.com

If its anything else still the man i would go to - straight down the M1 to the North of Nottingham.

RoyOutram · 15th September 2020, 15:23

Many thanks for your reply, and please forgive my tardyness in responding. I regret that my computer skills are simply inadequate for the minimum standards required to navigate your excellant web-site.
However, having found your post, I am grateful for your advice and will certainly contact the gentleman. You are quite correct in suspecting the rust is near the jacking point.
I have also stumbled across another member-AdO3mgzed (posted I believe on 18/08/20) who offers to to do welding jobs.
Do you by any chance have similar knowledge of this member? It may be a case of buying the sill off Hobbs and getting AdO3 to fit?
Thanks again and kind regards
Roy Outram

suzublu · 15th September 2020, 16:38

Hi Roy, as our cars are now getting on a bit, it's a common area for rust unfortunately, but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help is at hand

Here's an example of Tom's work on my sills

RoyOutram · 15th September 2020, 19:26

Yeah, real solid job! That`ll do for me.
Many thanks for your help
Roy

11th September 2020, 15:22	#1
RoyOutram Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pontefract Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Bodywork issues Can any member put me in touch with a bodyshop for my 2004 ZT CDTi 135+, preferrably not too far from Yorkshire? many thanks.

11th September 2020, 16:03	#2
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,069 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Are you sills rusting near the jacking pads by chance? This guy (Thomas Hobbs is the go to man and is highly respected in the club) manufactures replacement sill parts for our cars that your local garage can weld them onto the car. He also sells sill sections on e-bay - none on at the moment so worth dropping him a line. https://www.tjhobbs.com If its anything else still the man i would go to - straight down the M1 to the North of Nottingham. __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

15th September 2020, 15:23	#3
RoyOutram Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pontefract Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Yorkshire GOC/SILLS Many thanks for your reply, and please forgive my tardyness in responding. I regret that my computer skills are simply inadequate for the minimum standards required to navigate your excellant web-site. However, having found your post, I am grateful for your advice and will certainly contact the gentleman. You are quite correct in suspecting the rust is near the jacking point. I have also stumbled across another member-AdO3mgzed (posted I believe on 18/08/20) who offers to to do welding jobs. Do you by any chance have similar knowledge of this member? It may be a case of buying the sill off Hobbs and getting AdO3 to fit? Thanks again and kind regards Roy Outram

15th September 2020, 16:38	#4
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,921 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	Hi Roy, as our cars are now getting on a bit, it's a common area for rust unfortunately, but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help is at hand Here's an example of Tom's work on my sills

15th September 2020, 19:26	#5
RoyOutram Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Pontefract Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Yeah, real solid job! That`ll do for me. Many thanks for your help Roy