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06 Jun 2013 22:54 #73034 by helijohn
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I want to waxoyl the sills. Do I need to drill access holes under the sill kickplates for the probe and if so where or can I poke the probe up from below. It looks a bit like I can get access the sideskirts.

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06 Jun 2013 23:02 #73035 by facade
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I drilled holes under the sill kickplates.

Wrench the kickplates up, and all the little clips snap off.
Drill the holes for your lance.
Paint the edges of the holes.
When dry do the waxoyling.
Replace the kickplates, which are now loose, and keep coming off.

I suppose a big blob of blutack under each one would hold them.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)

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06 Jun 2013 23:12 #73038 by helijohn
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facade wrote: I drilled holes under the sill kickplates. Replace the kickplates, which are now loose, and keep coming off.

I suppose a big blob of blutack under each one would hold them.


It's interesting that I have no clips holding my kickplates and no holes. My Vitaras did have.

The kickplates are held on with the same goo that is used to seal door card plastics (a glorified black blutak I guess! :laugh: ). I was hoping to be able to use the holes for the probe but as there aren't any I guess I'll have to drill a couple. Where did you position your holes please!

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08 Jun 2013 09:16 #73150 by JimnySweep
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facade wrote: Replace the kickplates, which are now loose, and keep coming off.

I suppose a big blob of blutack under each one would hold them.


Passenger side kickplate was loose on mine and ended up in the road every time passenger gets out :angry:

Double side sticky pads as per for fixing number plates does the job though :) .

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09 Jun 2013 11:48 #73256 by facade
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Mine has three losenge shaped holes that the little fingers that used to be on the kickplates sprang into.

I drilled bigger holes to get my Machine Mart lance through. Made a pigs ear of it as I didn't use a sheet metal drill, or a holesaw, so the panel twists and crumples. However, you can't see the holes with the kickplates on.



If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there :)
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09 Jun 2013 15:53 #73272 by helijohn
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facade wrote: Mine has three losenge shaped holes that the little fingers that used to be on the kickplates sprang into.

I drilled bigger holes to get my Machine Mart lance through. Made a pigs ear of it as I didn't use a sheet metal drill, or a holesaw, so the panel twists and crumples. However, you can't see the holes with the kickplates on.


Thanks, gives me an idea where to drill. B) Sharp drills and working my way up the drills is what I usually do. ;)

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