CSL door sill replacements?

[tomvcarter]

Hello, the metal place door sills on my csl have some corrosion under the skin.
Do you know if these are replaceable?
I will try to take a photo over the weekend, as it woudl make my point clearer.
Thanks Tom

[billyboysm3]

They bubble up with water and look like the laquer is peeling off. I did try these with acid which makes them better but in the end your best off buying a new pair, something like £150 + from BMW.

[JBird]

Part No's are 5 147 7 895 573 (left) and 574 for the right. The cost me €81.50ea when I ordered them (yesterday!).

[tomvcarter]

They bubble up with water and look like the laquer is peeling off. I did try these with acid which makes them better but in the end your best off buying a new pair, something like £150 + from BMW.

yes thats exactly what is happening, any idea who i call at BMW or is there a good site?

[tomvcarter]

Part No's are 5 147 7 895 573 (left) and 574 for the right. The cost me €81.50ea when I ordered them (yesterday!).

Fantastic! How do you plan to fit them? I would love to know as i don't want to have to pay BMW £500 for the labor!

[JBird]

yes thats exactly what is happening, any idea who i call at BMW or is there a good site?

You order them from your local stealer like you would order any part, you just need your Chassis Nr / V5 Cert when you call / go in, as obviously they are CSL specific.

Elms usually give a forum discount of a few per cent if you are near Cambridge, but many dealers will do this if you are a regular.

Fantastic! How do you plan to fit them? I would love to know as i don't want to have to pay BMW £500 for the labor!

Yes, defiantly do them yourself. I haven't fitted them yet, but it looks straight forward. Will give them a go next weekend - but dozens on here have been there done that and can probably give tips re any trick hidden clips that break easily etc.

[Jon8710]

they just pop off on clips under,

get a corner up and give it a tug ant it will just pop off.

give it a clean under then clip the new ones back in place,

stick the old ones on ebay, sorted.

i sold mine the the member on here from NZ !

[derek]

I left the protection plastic on top of the strips to avoid scratching when I replaced them but I think this is more prone to moisture between the protection strip and the plate

[shimmy]

is there anyway of silicone sealing the gap on new ones to stop it happening again

[sailorbaz]

You might be able to spray the whole thing in a silicone based protection before fitting even. 80 odd Euros a piece seems cheap... and then if you can recoup a little back from selling them on again, it's a win win situation.

[Bartlett-Auto]

We just ordered some of these in for a new CSL customer :thumbs: - they are currently £89.17+VAT each from BMW (£107 inc). As before just contact your local dealer (or us) with chassis info / registration and they can be ordered specifically for your vehicle.

[Pip1968]

Stick the old ones on ebay, sorted.

I sold mine the the member on here from NZ !

That is because he (NBTR - ?)refurbishes them I seem to remember.

Pip

[shimmy]

That is because he (NBTR - ?)refurbishes them I seem to remember.

Pip

Ow e do dat?

[Marv968]

Sorry about the 'cutters link:

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28523
http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28523

[shimmy]

Sorry about the 'cutters link:

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28523
http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=28523



:smokin:



http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/shimmylasco/CSL/0dfd56363f2bae317571a201bd558437.jpg

[JBird]

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha: Nice work!

For the benifit of the trolls out there, the bloke on cutters just removes the lacquer with paint stripper, then leaves them raw. Not too bad an idea as sanding will destroy the brushed finish. I wonder if the Alu is pitted underneath, or if its in good enough cond re-cover them afterwards, either in venture sheild or clear coat? Might give this a go.

[Marv968]

:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha: Nice work!

For the benifit of the trolls out there, the bloke on cutters just removes the lacquer with paint stripper, then leaves them raw. Not too bad an idea as sanding will destroy the brushed finish. I wonder if the Alu is pitted underneath, or if its in good enough cond re-cover them afterwards, either in venture sheild or clear coat? Might give this a go.

From what I've read, if you lacquer/clear coat them after using paint stripper, after a while, water gets under the lacquer again and you're back round to square 1.

I suspect if you use paint stripper, you're better off just keeping a nice layer of wax/sealant on them and wiping them clean weekly/monthly.

[JBird]

How does water get under the clear coat in the first place? They don't just bubble from the edges, but also from the middle.

Is aluminum porus when rolled that thin, or is the OEM clear coat porus?. Since coke cans don't leak, and normal clear coat doesn't bubble on the rest of the car, surly BMW have just used a shit form of clear coat.

[Marv968]

I think generally, lacquer/clearcoat can't adhere very well to polished or brushed, shiny aluminium.

You get the same problems with diamond cut/machined wheels.

Just a small scratch or chip to the clearcoat and a bit of water gets in and oxidation happens.

Of course, no clear coat means that oxidation will happen very quickly, unless you keep it waxed or polished with metal cleaner.

Seems there's no easy answer to this one?

[Mark CSL]

Buy new ones then pop some venture sheld over them just a little bigger than the silver part
had mine on the car for 6 years and washed almost every couple of days
still like new :thumbs:

[TimCSL]

Buy new ones then pop some venture sheld over them just a little bigger than the silver part
had mine on the car for 6 years and washed almost every couple of days
still like new :thumbs:

Mark

Where did you get the venture shield from? Is it an easy enough job to apply yourself?

[Mark CSL]

Mark

Where did you get the venture shield from? Is it an easy enough job to apply yourself?


I got it in the usa bt you can buy it here
water and som baby shampoo just a drop
pray over the part and your hands remove the venture film spaying it as well
place it on the then remove the water with an old fuel card or the like

Here is my m8 doing it on a porker

http://www.autopaintguard.com/videos.html

[outnumbered]

I've just taken the plunge on a set of these as mine are looking a bit knackered and the car is only doing dry weather in future.

Fuck me, the price has gone up ! They're now just over £200 EACH.

[shimmy]

I've just taken the plunge on a set of these as mine are looking a bit knackered and the car is only doing dry weather in future.

Fuck me, the price has gone up ! They're now just over £200 EACH.

And they last about 2 weeks :whistle:

[outnumbered]

And they last about 2 weeks :whistle:

:bigcry:

[Marv968]

I've just taken the plunge on a set of these as mine are looking a bit knackered and the car is only doing dry weather in future.

Fuck me, the price has gone up ! They're now just over £200 EACH.

Youch! Think I'm gonna treat mine to another coat of wax this weekend!