after market side skirts help

mk5coz · Post by **mk5coz** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 9:37 pm

has anyone fitted reiger side skirts to there gti and if so what parts are included in the fitting kit and how do they attach to the sills. the reason for asking is my sills are damaged and it is cheaper and easier to fit skirts than get the sills replaced.

s-l-i-x · Post by **s-l-i-x** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:19 am

My mate just used sikaflex adhesive to put his skirts on his polo.

mk5coz · Post by **mk5coz** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:40 am

s-l-i-x wrote:My mate just used sikaflex adhesive to put his skirts on his polo.

wer they the fibre glass ones or the abs plastic ones?

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:08 am

i'n danger of sounding thick I never knew you could remove the side skirts on the gti

s-l-i-x · Post by **s-l-i-x** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:59 am

I think he doesnt want to remove the original skirts *u cant* iI think he just wants to put the aftermarket skirts on over the top of the original...

And im not sure what my mates were... think they were abs plastic but im pretty sure you could glue fibre glass ones on with adhesive.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:21 pm

shantybeater wrote:i'n danger of sounding thick I never knew you could remove the side skirts on the gti

No you're right. The sideskirts on the GTi actually form part of the sill so you can't just remove them like a normal stuck on bodykit item.

nrtnm · Post by **nrtnm** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:17 pm

How complicated is it removing the sills then? Mine are not in the best shape as the previous owner must have rested the jack on them and I would like to get them fixed up or replaced altogether.

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:08 pm

The sills are part of the car...they form quite an important structural element of the vehicle...DO NOT remove them!

If they are in a bad way you may be able to get a new sill and have it welded/bonded to the car...but chances are you will just have to fill and holes and live with it...

nrtnm · Post by **nrtnm** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:28 pm

There is a few dents on the sideskirts so they are not totally in a bad way but I would prefer them to be straight. Replacing the sills sounds like a big job.

mk5coz · Post by **mk5coz** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:17 pm

i dont want to remove the sills as it is a major job i am looking at getting a set of side skirts to go over the top but need to know if anyone has bought the proper abs ones and fitted them with the fitting kit provided.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:34 pm

id be interested to know where to get some nice side skirts from!!

mk5coz · Post by **mk5coz** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:20 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Side-skirts-sides ... dZViewItem
try this guy stan they are abs plastic and come with fitting kit.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:41 pm

mk5coz wrote:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Side-skirts-sides ... dZViewItem
try this guy stan they are abs plastic and come with fitting kit.

the two pics are of two different styles or is that just me???

mk5coz · Post by **mk5coz** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:04 pm

just you they are slighly shapped

Dee-vub · Post by **Dee-vub** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:49 pm

Its just the m3 style skirts stani

I'v managed to get GTI lookalike skirts