Rear Sill End Sealing inside Wheel-Arch

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#1 Rear Sill End Sealing inside Wheel-Arch

Post by rfs1957 » Sat Oct 28, 2023 1:38 pm

The junction of the various components at the rear end of the sill, where it joints the wing and the wheel-arch, is one, I am told by Jaguar professionals, that can be a bit messy to seal up.

Much recourse to PU sealant is then disguised with stone-chip paint and - basta ! - Bob's Your Uncle.

Having had some success in the past making small parts from PU-HD sheet, cut from 20L plastic cans, using nothing more than a vise and a heat gun, I knocked up these discrete deflectors to protect these areas more convincingly.

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No claim to anything revolutionary or particularly clever, but it might give others confidence to try this method for other areas where there are vulnerable zones.

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The rear wheel-arch sealing panel then covers the top of the deflector.

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3.8 OTS S1 Opalescent Silver Grey - built May 28th 1962

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