Club Members are being given the first opportunity to purchase these panels at discounted rates but non-members will be able to purchase them soon.
The panels being produced are the lower rear ¾ panel and sill repair panels, which are available in several lengths, and will allow owners to repair the main corrosion ‘hot spot’ of these cars with pre-formed panels designed to make the job as simple as possible. Both hands of each panel are available and, in addition, an unflanged sill section panel.
Tooling has been commissioned with R2D Engineering and will allow for ongoing production of panels to meet the demand for these previously unavailable parts.
Prices are as follows:
The panels are common between the Rover R8 200 Cabriolet and 3 door models but differ from all other R8 derivatives. The shape of the panels has been designed using original Rover panels with the joint lines being as these panels - the top joint is largely hidden behind the side rubbing strip.
These cars usually corrode around the rear end of the sill which then can spread upwards, so may need a 3/4 panel and either a quarter- or half- sill length. If you need to replace the whole outer sill then you'll need a half sill and a sill section. The quarter- and half- sills are flanged around the wheelarch end, and are therefore handed, whereas the sill section is not flanged and so fits either side of the car.
For details of how to purchase these panels, please visit the club website https://rover200.org.uk/members
If bought this week they can be collected from the Classic Motor Show at the NEC next weekend.
