Door Repair

Time to change my doors as the ones on now are rotten along the bottoms, they close with a lot of banging and lifting but have not got long left before the drivers door bottom hinge rusts through.

Anyway I've got 2 very decent replacement's with just a little rust along the bottom., the rest of them are perfect. Was just going to bolt them straight on but would like to repair them first.
Question is could I repair these without welding, as I haven't got a welder and cant weld anyway.
Was thinking of grinding the rust out and maybe riveting a new bit along the lenth to strengthen it, Ive got a sheet of stainless steel what I could cut a length from.
Would this work or will I have to pay someone to do the job properly??
Photos to show the rust.

Your suggestion of riveting sounds unwise to me -- I think you'll need to pay someone to do the job properly.

I was going to suggest you contacted Land Rovers UK (Mells, Somerset).

Several years ago they offered a service repairing door bottoms (only) using appropriate-shaped channel. Compared to the cost of a replacement door it was a good deal. I had three done and all are still fine. (The fourth door was beyond redemption, although, about five years on, it still hasn't fallen off!)

Land Rovers UK now seem to have become 'Arkonik' and this kind of repair may be beneath them.

However, there may be other repairers offering a similar service.

I happened to notice a guy on eBay last nite advertising a door repair service........summat like £120 per door!

samdaman said:

I happened to notice a guy on eBay last nite advertising a door repair service........summat like £120 per door!

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Probably this one... £110 per door (in Crediton, Devon).

pete_j said:

Probably this one... £110 per door (in Crediton, Devon).

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That's the one!

take it to the local engineers/welders and get a price