Ali trim panels

[chicken]

I'm trying to fit my Ali trim panels round the door openings and have a couple of questions.

1) should the Ali cover on the door shut face leave a 4-5mm vertical gap all the way up or does this vary ?

2) I seem to have a gap between the top of the inner sill and the bottom lip of the Ali sill cover !! are there different styles of Ali covers for differnt models or do I have something in the wrong place ?

 

[chicken]

Heres the second pic of the sill cover strip from inside the car, I can get my finger between the sill top and cover strip ?

 

[Randy Forbes]

As far as I know, there are only sets dedicated for certain models; the 100 (4 cyl), the side-screen cars (BN4/6 & BT7/BN7) and the roll-up window cars.

Looks like the shut pillar trim is correct for your car, but the sill cover (2nd picture) looks to be quite high. On all the cars that I've seen, that offset step sits right above the top of the inner sill.

I'll see if I can find a picture...

Edit: best I could come up with; you see the windlace (attached to the sill trim) is right on top of the inner sill, indicating that the offset step is right above the top of the sill.

The "line" in the sill carpet is the impression left from the innermost aluminum trim piece that covers the windlace. It was removed while I was fitting the side-kick panels last fall...

 

[andrea]

Hi Chicken
Here some photos referring to BN4 100 6 and early 3000
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/N82eq5ypzElnJ9cU_znMDQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6_oXJJ6i7NIO1I-e_WFl3A?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3ovQUcum4NSvKnNjGMa4dg?feat=directlink
or
https://picasaweb.google.com/searunner44/DropBox#
Cheers
Andrea

 

[bob hughes]

Hi Chicken

The upstand should follow the line of the little triangular gusset where the A post meets the sill top, just inside the outer edge of the top of the sill to the B post where it should return up the B post and just be high enough to carry the furflex/windlace or what ever. Least ways it did on my BJ7 before I worked on the body. I have yet to re install the Ali and in my case this will mean buying new as the old stuff was a bodge any way.

Bob

 

[chicken]

All

From the pictures the shut pillar trim looks right, does anyone have any measurement for the trim panel covering the sill.

By all accounts it seems that my sill configeration is ok but that the Ali cover is probably made to high !!

Rob

 

[wayneah60]

What a treasure trove. Thank you for the photo links I have downloaded the entire album and have already answered some of my questions with a quick review. I'm sure I will have many more answered when I examine them all. Thank you, thank you!

 

[chicken]

Andrea

Thanks for the pictures, would you have any measurements for the aluminium sill covers ? just want to check mine are right before I start to alter them.

Rob

 

[Brinkerhoff]

No, the aluminum trim panel is correct, they are quite accurate. What you have is your outer sill panel is not fitted correctly , the ledge is welded too high up the inner sill face. You can re brake the bend in the trim so it just sits on top of the carpet but take care that your door will still close ( with its trim panel fittted) without dragging on the sill trim. I've done this. Kevin

 

[Brinkerhoff]

No, the aluminum trim panel is correct, they are quite accurate. What you have is your outer sill panel is not fitted correctly , the ledge is welded too high up the inner sill face. You can re brake the bend in the trim so it just sits on top of the carpet but take care that your door will still close ( with its trim panel fittted) without dragging on the sill trim. I've done this. Kevin

 

[bob hughes]

:lol:

To be sure to be sure !