Mk1 Eunos sill bubbles - sign of worse inside.

[Mighty Flex]

Car is a 1990 Eunos imported in 2000 i have looked at. Arches are good and look original - the sills look tidy and possibly original (no mot history mentions corrosion at any point) apart from this at the back on the passenger side:



The rest of the car is good, low miles and healthy, bar a few scrapes that could be sorted. Underneath looks good too, but I fear this is a sign at least that section cutting out, and hoping the inner sill is still good? Or could it just be the surface?

Thanks for any answers.

[JeremyH5]

From experience with two of my own that will be worse inside. But repair sections are available.
Best thing I ever did was buy an endoscope with a monitor screen. Stick camera through inspection holes and you can instantly see what you're up against.

[JeremyH5]

This type of thing, also look for borescope.
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00wCDaBFGcEeri/...

[Mighty Flex]

thanks - I have a usb borocope, but didn't have it with me unfortunately. looking at similar ones that have been repaired: it looks like the inner sill will probably just need cleaning up and rust proofing followed by a sill only repair panel on the outside (need not extend up the arches like some). I guess this done properly is around £200+. if worse underneath it could be more...

[battered]

It will be worse underneath. It always is. However there are specialists that will sort it for £200-300 a side inc paint. It's an easy job. Going to do mine one day, when the MoT man snags it. The inner sill is easy once the outer is off, you can fabricate it from a flat sheet easily enough.

[BigTom85]

That's about ready for a repair imho.

http://www.themx5restorer.co.uk/services/welding-r...

[anonymous-user]

Its not always worse underneath - I've had 2 mk1s that have needed sill repairs, in both cases lumps had started to fall out of the outer sills or you could push your finger through, and in both cases the structural sill underneath was not too bad at all. Both times it cost around £200 to have 3 and 2 corners of the cars sorted out.

Best get it done earlier rather than leave it though, as ofc you never know whats under there.