XJ40 sills?

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Rubin215

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3,985 posts

155 months

Saturday 25th February 2017
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Is there anyone who produces sill panels for the XJ40?

Mine has already had a couple of repairs at the rear of each side and now needs repairs to the fronts too; I figure I am just as well to replace the whole outer sill but can't find anyone who does a repair panel.

Googling throws up various forum threads of people who have had them custom made at vast expense, but surely there is someone somewhere who still makes them at a sensible price?

Or maybe not...

Benspickup

211 posts

129 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Try and find a friendly local sheet metal fabrication place.

It won't take long to fold something similar up.

Carsie

925 posts

203 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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You can of course fit xj300 sills- they are identical albeit they don't have the 1/2inch swage line.

The alternative is to post onto XJ40.com, there are a huge amount of really friendly guys on there, some of who break '40's so may have the required sections.

HTH smile

Rubin215

Original Poster:

3,985 posts

155 months

Friday 3rd March 2017
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Carsie said:
You can of course fit xj300 sills- they are identical albeit they don't have the 1/2inch swage line.

HTH smile
I didn't know that!

Any reliable supplier of them then?

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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Rubin215 said:
Carsie said:
You can of course fit xj300 sills- they are identical albeit they don't have the 1/2inch swage line.

HTH smile
I didn't know that!

Any reliable supplier of them then?
I didn't know that either - but it stands to reason they must be very similar, since so much of the structure of the two cars is the same. My car has several X300 panels in it!

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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Rubin215 said:
Is there anyone who produces sill panels for the XJ40?

Mine has already had a couple of repairs at the rear of each side and now needs repairs to the fronts too; I figure I am just as well to replace the whole outer sill but can't find anyone who does a repair panel.

Googling throws up various forum threads of people who have had them custom made at vast expense, but surely there is someone somewhere who still makes them at a sensible price?

Or maybe not...
SNG Barratt produce an aftermarket outer sill for the XJ40. They are basically a long piece of steel folded to the profile of the XJ40's sill - there is no sill end formed on either end of them.

RH side is JLM11348RP http://www.sngbarratt.com/PartSearchResults.aspx?p...
(Marked 'In stock')

LH side is JLM11349RP http://www.sngbarratt.com/PartSearchResults.aspx?p...
(Marked 'Low stock')

This is what they look like:







From here: https://www.xj40.com/viewtopic.php?t=997269&st...

This isn't my car, but the poster on that forum has used the SNG Barratt aftermarket sill panels.

Edited to add: The recommendation by Carsie to join xj40.com is a good one - there will be posters there who will be able to cut rust free panels from a car they are breaking - naki.k for one (who is also on PH). Naki breaks XJ40s and is very helpful and knowledgeable on all aspects of the '40. There is a lot of know how on the xj40.com forum and it is worth being a member, though I don't really post there myself nowadays.




Edited by dbdb on Sunday 5th March 15:03

naki

144 posts

188 months

Wednesday 8th March 2017
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Thanks for the plug David.
I had noticed your absence. Why don't you come back? Was it something I said?

XJ Restorations also produce a new panel similar to the SNGB part.

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Friday 10th March 2017
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naki said:
Thanks for the plug David.
I had noticed your absence. Why don't you come back? Was it something I said?

XJ Restorations also produce a new panel similar to the SNGB part.
It wasn't you Naki - you're one of my favourite posters on xj40.com! smile


Edited to add: IIRC, the sills sold by SNG Barratt are (or certainly were) made by XJRestorations.