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shanehandley
04-01-04, 11:12 AM
whats the fitment like any major chopping got to be done? if so where? how did you attach them?

any help please
Ben3042
04-01-04, 09:52 PM
I didnt have to trim them at all, they went straight on :D

I used an ahdesive called stickoflex to bond the skirt to the side of the car and then put two self tapping screws on each side end of the skirt (in the arches) and counter sank rivets to the side of the skirt to hold it to the wing and rear quarter panel. you dont need to use rivets the only reason i did is because i smoothe the skirts into the bodywork of my car. therefore the rivets made the skirt more secure to the car.
shanehandley
05-01-04, 11:20 AM
what do they look like when there smothed in? is it hard to do?

have you any pictures?

thanks
Phil GTE
05-01-04, 01:54 PM
same as Ben but without the blending


http://www.nova16xe.co.uk/Images/My%20car/AUT_0226.JPG
shanehandley
05-01-04, 06:12 PM
how much do you rekon it will be to have then sprayed as i was gonna give them a go but having second thoughts!
Ben3042
05-01-04, 06:23 PM
It's a peice of piss to smooth them in mate, all it is a filler but just make sure you skirt is attached to the car as best as you can get it.

The skirts do look alot better once smoothed in because they no longer look like a chunk of fibreglass thats been bonded to the side of the car.
The only problem with smoothing them in is that the filler might eventually crack after a period of time :twisted:

As for spraying give it a go yourself its very easy.m make sure you use acrylic paint so that the paint sticks to the fibreglass skirt and doesn't flake off when the skirt twists.

Hope that helps

Oh forgot to mention that if you smooth the skirts in then you will ned to paint both sides of the car as well and blend the paint in.
Gazza14SR
05-01-04, 07:19 PM
if you smooth skirts in like lekat or novadose, if your car fails mot on the sills will they need to be removed?
Ben3042
05-01-04, 10:25 PM
Good job my sills are in mint condition then :lol:
Gazza14SR
05-01-04, 10:31 PM
im not 100% certain on what i said, i was asking the question as i was curious :wink:
Ben3042
05-01-04, 10:34 PM
Not to sure mate, wouldnt have thought so because once the skirt is on you can't see the sill from outside the car anyway!
shanehandley
09-01-04, 11:05 PM
do they hang over much e.g u cant see the sill where you jack it up?
Gazza14SR
09-01-04, 11:25 PM
they hang ever so slightler lower. not like novadose/abyss/m3 side skirts which hang alot lower compared to lekat
dave.gsi
10-01-04, 10:52 AM
skirts will have to come off for welding :lol:
Snowface
10-01-04, 12:42 PM
like the car Phil GTE, very nice.
shanehandley
10-01-04, 03:06 PM
they hang ever so slightler lower

ive got neon tubes behind the sills will they hang lower enogh to cover them?

any pictures of novas with the skirts fitted?
Gazza14SR
10-01-04, 05:32 PM
I had lekat skirts and u could still see them so i swapped'em for some novadose ones and the ubes are not visible at all now.
Ben3042
11-01-04, 12:38 AM
Im not to sure mate, i dont have neons under mine yet but i would have thought so, if they dont cover up the neon then all you have to do is put black tape along the side of the neon that is visible, PROBLEM SOLVED :D

DaveGSI, yeah i know mate its gonna be a right bitch if my skirts ever need to come off :evil: , it also takes the car alot longer to jack up with the jack that comes with the car as you cant see the sill :lol: well more like :evil:
shanehandley
11-01-04, 09:42 AM
if they dont cover up the neon then all you have to do is put black tape along the side of the neon that is visible, PROBLEM SOLVED

ace idea mate :)

ill shal be trying that!