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rakugaki
11-20-2002, 11:59 PM
hey guys! man, i got board, so i put my sideskirts on my car. I can't have them installed by a pro yet cause i don't have money (and don't know where), and i'm still waiting on my friend to hook it up with a paint job. anyway, check it out~!


Anyway, does anybody know how the body shop installs body kits? do they drill new holes, or use the factory bolts?

btw my kit's all fiberglass...

http://www.geocities.com/projectasianv/side3.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/projectasianv/side.JPG
ebpda9
11-21-2002, 12:03 AM
is that fibergalss ? if it is just have them installed and let them unpainted for a while to have the stress cracks worked out, then paint them.
rakugaki
11-21-2002, 12:17 AM
so the kit has to be intalled and painted with the car? i wouldn't know... :bow: ;(
ebpda9
11-21-2002, 12:20 AM
no you can paint them separately while on the car. just let the kit work the stress cracks for a bit before painting it.
rakugaki
11-21-2002, 12:31 AM
so like, doesn't the body shop mold on my body kit before they paint it? So i guess my question now is how am i supposed to keep them on without having them fall off while I'm driving?
ShEaNy
11-21-2002, 01:07 AM
how did u put them on and with what? are those black widow skirts? it looks nice...
rakugaki
11-21-2002, 01:13 AM
thanks! yup, bw, they kinda stuck there from both sides, but if i tried to adjust it more, it would drop. :o It looks like i would screw them on from one side, but that's not what's going to hold it up.
ShEaNy
11-21-2002, 01:20 AM
so basically there hanging by a thread lol....dont drive with em like that....get it down right...body shop or something...
rakugaki
11-21-2002, 01:38 AM
no way! i just put them on temporarily, i guess i can put it on with out painting it for a while... but i don't want to be like the other people in my parking lot! ;(
ShEaNy
11-21-2002, 01:19 PM
meh.. it will be better putting em on without painting:yes: :yes: then after while paint time!;)
rakugaki
11-21-2002, 11:29 PM
so how long should i wait? is two days enough?:rambo:
accord98lx
11-21-2002, 11:49 PM
rakugai..can u take a sideview picture of ur car? with the unpainted sideskirts on. I wanna see how ur car looks like..I like the rims.
ShEaNy
11-22-2002, 12:24 AM
2 days...more like a week...at least...:yes:
azn_nite_ryder
11-23-2002, 08:39 PM
depending on who works on your car.. everyone has their own ways... a good way is where the guys double side tape the skirt then drill them into the factory one...
rakugaki
11-23-2002, 09:19 PM
you think the factory clips would work well? or should i just stick with self-tapping screws?
rakugaki
11-23-2002, 09:21 PM
Originally posted by accord98lx
rakugai..can u take a sideview picture of ur car? with the unpainted sideskirts on. I wanna see how ur car looks like..I like the rims.

thanks! it hasn't been sunny lately and i don't have time to put it back, but i'll take a pit of it tommorow