How To Fit Side Skirts To S1 R33 (Best Way?)

[Slickmik69]

Hey guys just wondering what is the best way to fit side skirts to a s1 r33 , it has no holes in the cil panel at all, never had bodykit fitted so i was wondering if you guys had any tips on the neatest way to tackle the job , the kit is veilside not that it should matter , cheers Mick

Edited October 2, 2012 by Slickmik69

[sky017]

1 . Pre position the skirts, make sure they fit snug , scribe if neccesary which will probably be the case if they are fibregalss .

2. Pre drill the skirt into the body of the car with a 3mm - 4mm bit , depending on what size screws you use , probably pan heads are best .

3 . have some 3m double sided tape aside and some clear silicon for the final fitment . once painted apply the double sided tape , and if there are any major parts that dont want to hold , apply some silicon and grab some lengths of timber to use as wedges , to wedge off the concrete to hold over night . few blobs on the underside of the skirt to prevent vibration .

this is the method i followed when i fitted my skirts , they arent factory skirts so they wont have the underside clips and pre position lugs into the body so this will suffice .

[Slickmik69]

I was hoping i wasnt going to have to drill holes through bodykit ? so can you see screw heads or did you just paint over them ?

Oh and thanks for taking the time to type out the info to man

[lach88]

just use sikaflex, and line it up nice and let it set, it will never come off, under normal circumstances.

[Ph@t-G]

+1, beat me to it.

But if you do use sikaflex, make sure you double check the alignment of the kit and might even be useful if you mark it out, cause once it goes on it'll be very hard to pull off once dried.

[sky017]

the stock side skirts have 4 screws back and front to position them , and obviously the plastic clips on the underside . i just painted the pan heads black , to match the car . its not something anyone is going to really look at , besides you need screws when doing after marker skirts , you want to have the skirt in position if your scribing any corners etc .

when i did my skirts the first thing i did was screw them on at one side so i could position them and work with them . each to their own at the end of the day , but iv used this method for most of the cars iv had .

just remember no skirt will fit as good as the factory components , after scribing itll satisfactory but not like a finger in a glove on the first fitment.. but fibreglass is crap compared to the genuine plastic