HX Sandman Sill Plates

**Grunt** · 08-01-2013, 01:14 AM

Wondering if all HX Sandman sill plates are chrome or are there varients. Mine look to be factory black and its been that way for a long time.

Also was it full shiny chrome or a nickle colour for the sill plates when listed as chrome?

thanks

**Vombil** · 08-01-2013, 01:49 AM

I personally have only ever seen them in silver. I don't think they are chrome. Ive not seen them rusty! Nickel? HK would know the answer to this

good question!

**HZSandman** · 08-01-2013, 02:11 PM

I thought they were chromed.

**wbute** · 08-01-2013, 02:38 PM

My guess is stainless like the other trim pieces.

**high voltage** · 08-01-2013, 03:38 PM

How about " aluminised" steel?
Not sure who does it or what it is ....I am trying to find out .
Not stainless as they rust
I need some for an LX Torana as well and and trying to find out who can do it
This info came from the guy at HPC coatings .
I was hoping he had something similar..

**Dick61** · 08-01-2013, 05:05 PM

The correct term is Scuff Plates and the HX Sandman has chrome plated ones. The standard Holden commercial has zinc plated ones.

**wbute** · 08-01-2013, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by high voltage

How about " aluminised" steel?
Not sure who does it or what it is ....I am trying to find out .
Not stainless as they rust
I need some for an LX Torana as well and and trying to find out who can do it
This info came from the guy at HPC coatings .
I was hoping he had something similar..

Stainless only rusts if its cheap. You never see the windscreen trims rust. They are stainless. You always see bumpers rust, they are chrome plated.

**fc.mad** · 08-01-2013, 07:38 PM

HQ parts catalogue lists them as MAULDINGS rocker panel part No LH 2815373 RH 28115374 Sills are referred to as rocker iner and outer

**Innuendo** · 08-01-2013, 08:08 PM

People in this thread are talking about two different things.

Sills/Rocker Panel Covers (always Stainless Steel and Sandman's never had them as factory) and Door Scuff Plates (Zinc Plated or Chromed Steel).

It is the Door Scuff Plates that the thread is about.

Regards, Smooth

**gypsy** · 11-01-2013, 09:30 PM

Hi all do the sedan, vans and ute have different number of holes drilled in the scuff plates as my L/H side one I got from a swap meet only has 4 holes and doesn't line up with the holes in the body ???