Side Skirt Fitting

[alan325i]

I got a set of SE side skirt which im wondering whether or not to fit.

REASON TO FIT - Looks nicer with them on

REASON NOT TO FIT - Drilling holes in cill, water will get in and rot them

So is it worth it or how would u stop water going in the holes you have drilled?

[cliffybabe]

Glue them on it make's life so much easier

[Kos]

bond them on, no drilling required!!! you will need the small clips whuich go under the sill (5 on each side) and a screw at the end of each skirt in to the wing and rear arch lip.


oh and this looks my 2000th post

[alan325i]

Glue / bond them with what and how ?

[Kos]

no nails from hombase, B&Q i shit you not i work very well!!!

get the 5 under clips in place clamp them on and put some bond on the skirt and then put it into position and get some masking tape to hold it in place till it sets.

[alan325i]

I got the clips and can get some on nails for free so this is what im gonna do

Cheers for the help, just got to spray them now to match me car

Thanx for the quick replies

Al

[Theo]

Carbond is good, only costs about a fiver too.

[iDreamBeemer]

Anyone tried to remove this later, I would like to do this but worry about how nasty it would be to put them back to original - i.e. back to having no skirts! Residue etc

[Kos]

it pulls of quite cleanly, but they are OE parts and hardly worth taking them off when thay are cheap to buy and fit

[iDreamBeemer]

Already have some sitting at home but need to get them sprayed to match, was only worried if I wanted to return it to original iS spec would hate to have needed to repaint the sills or something!

[Kos]

fit it and forget it. its an improvment!! plus a bit of paint is only 3 quid!!

[jaistanley]

I say bonding them on is a good idea.

Some little scrotum faced local scag head nicked my iS lip spoiler recently so if I fit one, and side skirts, to my new se, I'll be bonding them on.

I was thinking a resin mix, thickened slightly to make it like araldite. That'll hold it on!

PS, can you get iS lip spoilers and SE side skirts in natural black (no paint). The car I just won bids on hasn't even got body coloured wing mirrors and I'm quite tempted to stick with the 'boggo' look (think chav scrotes living nearby)

Jai

[john-rambo]

fuck that bonding skirts on is baaaaad wot if u accidently kick it when u get in or out it will fall off did this on me rsturbo no ford jokes please

[dobbie82]

PS, can you get iS lip spoilers and SE side skirts in natural black (no paint). The car I just won bids on hasn't even got body coloured wing mirrors and I'm quite tempted to stick with the 'boggo' look (think chav scrotes living nearby)

Yep you can get them in natural black, my touring had them, original BMW plastic ones no paint.

[cliffybabe]

no nails from hombase, B&Q i shit you not i work very well!!!

get the 5 under clips in place clamp them on and put some bond on the skirt and then put it into position and get some masking tape to hold it in place till it sets.

That why i said gkue them cos KOS told me that at Guilford meet, thats it No Nails glue, I cant wait to get my kit on

[Kos]

fuck that bonding skirts on is baaaaad wot if u accidently kick it when u get in or out it will fall off did this on me rsturbo no ford jokes please

kick mine, they wont fall off!!

[Richy325iTouring]

no nails from hombase, B&Q i shit you not i work very well!!!

get the 5 under clips in place clamp them on and put some bond on the skirt and then put it into position and get some masking tape to hold it in place till it sets.

that stuff doesnt like getting wet
you can get stuf from ost motor factors for £5 a tube

[d6dph]

I always use tigerseal when fitting these sort of things, designed for fitting kits etc so no issues with weathering.

http://www.bodyshopwarehouse.co.uk/defa ... rodid=3998

Do it properly and you only need do it once.

[Kos]

no nails from hombase, B&Q i shit you not i work very well!!!

get the 5 under clips in place clamp them on and put some bond on the skirt and then put it into position and get some masking tape to hold it in place till it sets.

that stuff doesnt like getting wet
you can get stuf from ost motor factors for £5 a tube

wrong, the stuff i use is EVO-STIK wet grab, bond pretty much anything and it is water proof and you cand bond thing when they are wet.

[bottlecapE30]

I have a set of side skirts that is just pulled off the molds i think i will just glue them up. i think i might just try some urathaine glue that stuff can gule any thing and it has a little bit of flexablity.

[Theo]

fuck that bonding skirts on is baaaaad wot if u accidently kick it when u get in or out it will fall off did this on me rsturbo no ford jokes please

Err, like Kos say's try pulling mine out, your shoulders will have dislocated themselves before it comes off, bloody amazing stuff. Ive heard that Tigerseal, sikaflex and carbond are all pretty much as good as eachother.

[d6dph]

Yeah i think they are the same type of product, i have used tigerseal and found it to be very good.