Dinged my sill. Options?

[JamesB71]

Gday all,

I dinged the passenger side sill on my 90 the other day, and am looking for the most cost effective way to repair it.

The budget won't stretch to rock sliders at the moment and most of them seem to mount below the sill anyway.

I was thinking of some chequer plate in black powder coat might be the cheapest and best looking option. Any suggestions on the best place to get them?

Thanks in advance,

James

[FeatherWeightDriver]

Ouch. But the ding does add character...

Maybe skip the chequer plate and wait until you can put the sliders in.

Saves paying twice to change the same part of your truck.

PS: How / what did you hit it on? That's an interesting spot to collect a ding.

[Mick_Marsh]

I have several battle scars on my 100". I bought it pre-dinged.
Adds character.
I reckon you should do nothing until it comes time to move it on.

[JamesB71]

Well.... I was parking out near hill end on a very steep piece of mountain, and I put the front wheel up against a triangular rock with the front face almost vertical, about two feet high figuring that there is no way it would roll away.

Then when I got back into the truck I stuck it in gear and let out the clutch. Be damned if the thing didn't climb straight up it in less than a second, over the top and dropped down the other side. It came off slightly off centre and just caught the sill.

Basically I significantly underestimated the 90's ability to climb straight up....

[JamesB71]

I have several battle scars on my 100". I bought it pre-dinged.
Adds character.
I reckon you should do nothing until it comes time to move it on.

Re moving it on.... I don't plan to. This was a long term commitment. Short of major mechanical problems (a year in and so far so good) or a crash I plan on being buried in it.

[JamesB71]

This is where we were camped....

[manic]

Rock sliders do replace the sill. If they don't they are side steps.

Rock sliders probably wont cost much more than the cost of a replacement, respray followed by another ding.

The cheap option is checker plate.

[Racing Sardine]

That looks like a good spot to view the stars…………..What brand /type /size telescope do you have ?

[JamesB71]

Its a 10inch orion goto dobsonian. Its actually my daughters scope. Beautiful clear skies... I like the deep sky objects, but she prefer to stay within the solar system and view jupiter, saturn and especially the moon.

[Dervish]

I would take the sill off, put it on a timber beam and gently caress it back into shape with my foot. Problem solved in about 15 minutes.