Side skirts
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Side skirts
I have a 64 plate 2014 1.2 tsi sel 3 door, question is can I upgrade the factory fitted side skirts? I'm not wanting to lower them and have a unbalanced look with the front and rear just wondered if the r line ones for example will fit?
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Re: Side skirts
yes the R-Line and GTI skirts will both fit your car.
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Re: Side skirts
Thank you, any ideas best place to source a pair?
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Re: Side skirts
Not familiar with such companies or sites in the UK, sorry.
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Re: Side skirts
I think they go over them.
Re: Side skirts
Here is some info about side skirts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wvr ... 3Ecvw/edit
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Re: Side skirts
Brilliant info, thank you very much
Re: Side skirts
IMO these are the side skirts from the Polo 6R GTI: 6R0853897 & 6R0853898
More photos:
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/ ... ost1100412
http://allegro.pl/prog-nakladka-prawy-v ... 91473.html
http://allegro.pl/vw-polo-v-5-gti-listw ... l#imglayer
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Re: Side skirts
Thanks guys, I presume they just fit on top of standard sills ?
Picture was just for reference only, if I were to buy any I'd look into getting genuine parts.
Picture was just for reference only, if I were to buy any I'd look into getting genuine parts.
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Re: Side skirts
Yes, the GTI skirts (like the R-line skirts) fit on top of standard sills.
Note that the OEM skirts are designed to be fitted by drilling a series of self-tapping screws into the side sill (as shown in the Google doc linked by CNK). This is a horrible solution because of the risk of corrosion and also because you can't just remove the skirts later (this would leave the holes exposed).
If I were to install them, I would use a good double sided tape and stick it to the flat spots on the inside of the skirt, between the "keyholes" for the screws (check CNK's later link to see what I'm talking about). Although it is possible that the tape would have to be quite thick.
Also note that the OEM parts are quite expensive (something like 200€ per side for the GTI skirts I think).
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Re: Side skirts
Yes, they do fit on the standard sills, although if your car has existing sill covers/side skirts fitted, then these will need to be removed first. Hopefully you can see from the pictures at the link below (ad posted a while ago by forum member JIC Cracked in the for sale section of the forum) that the 6r GTI side skirts fit directly onto the metal sills;
https://uk-polos.net/viewtopic.php?t=65513
Pretty certain they’re attached the same as the mk6 Golf GTI/GTD side skirts (they’re the same design).
Here’s a link to a YouTube video showing a mk6 Golf GTI side skirt being removed, which shows the fixings, so will give you a good idea what’s involved in fitting the 6r GTI side skirts to your Polo;
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIP3cJ9TzD0&vl=en
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Re: Side skirts
Anybody tested one of the many 3third Party Side Skirts from ebay?