@Bill Many thanks for your tips - I have read your Full Rebuild thread numerous times - superb work!
@BIll & Jim Your comments about water ingress into sill area have set alarm bells ringing in my head! Corrosion on bonded in structural parts is usually reaaly bad news - been there before many years ago. I must inspect mine carefully tomorrow. Are there particular signs that corrosion has set in? @Derek Re heated screens - in addition to your link I found an old thread on XR2 forum where they were trying to organise a group buy for heated screens. The manufacturer required min order of 10 all of same type (clear, tinted, top tint) so I guess tinted versions are/were available somewhere. John On Friday, 26 March 2021 at 15:54:35 UTC Jim Hearne wrote: > It is an issue on the 2+2 as well as the saloon as they have a very > similar > joint between the fibreglass and the body around the bottom of the A > pillar. > This area is very tricky to access. > > On the saloon they tried to leave a passage down between the sill and the > body with a drain hole at the bottom. > On the 2+2 the drain hole went out into the door shut so in theory the > water > doesn't go near the sill > > The issue on the 2+2 is the drain hole is quite a distance above the level > of the bottom of the "pocket" that fills with water via the door hinge > holes. > So if the fibreglassing between the sill and the body has any leaks at all > the water gets down around the sill tube. > > On my 2+2 and Matthews i filled the pocket area up to the level of the > drain > hole, on mine with foam and fibreglass over the top, on Matthews with > polyurethane resin left over from work. > > On my saloon i drilled up the existing drain passage with a large drill to > create a round hole, then i bonded a brass tube of a suitable height into > the drain hole. > The top end of the tube was sealed around with plasticine and then several > coats of rubber compound. So the water can only go down the tube. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mgaskin via Quantum Owners Group > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 3:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Saloon Ventilation > > > >Finally, check that no water has entered the sills. Poor fibreglass > lay-up > >by QSC at the front of the sill in front of the 'A' pillar led to me > having > >to > >replace the metal sill - it had rotted away to nothing near the seat belt > >attachment! > >( > https://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild?page=2 > ) > > This sounds like a possible (and alarming) explanation for the brown patch > under the gelcoat on my 2+2 below the door hinges in the sill. 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