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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[tomvcarter]

Originally Posted by 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!).

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]

Originally Posted by tomvcarter

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.

Originally Posted by tomvcarter

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.