side skirt bonding??

[davehg]

hi guys,

im going to fit some c-west skirts to my rex this week but i just wondered how i shoul attach them??? should i rivet then to the car or is there some sort of sticky tape or mastic type stuff that i should use??

thanks

[Donato]

No expert but i would have thought rivets would be the best idea. What suspension do you have? Seems a silly question but if your setup is quite stiff the vibrations can cause problems...

I have Re-amemyia sideskirts and they are riveted. Mind you my suspension is like four rocks, one in each corner!

Donato

[davehg]

its standeard set up on terms of suspension. are your skirts riveted around the rear arch and the door sill?

[Donato]

They are riveted on the inside of each wheel arch (not visible from the side view of car)

To be honest i cant remember if they are riveted at the door sill. I will be working on the car tonight (currently rebuilding) so can have a look then if no one manages to answer the question inbetween times...

Donato

[davehg]

super thanks, would pics be possible? im trying to fit them as best as i can wothout using rivets etc. i dont suppose anyone has any pics of c-west side skirts fitted close up???

[Donato]

If i remember to buy batteries for the camera then pics will not be a problem.

Donato

[Andyp]

do NOT use tape on cwest\'s... I found out the hard way as mine went flying down the road and smashed to bits...

They get a LOT of air in them and the tape will eventually just flap off.

I got mine bonded,  wasn\'t expensive and they are glued solid

Still used the stock fixing points too

[davehg]

what fixing points exactly??? the bolts in the front arch but what about the rear arch? also did you have to modify the rear vent in the skirts as it wont fit as standard! do you have a pic you could post please?

[Andyp]

I\'ll take some pics when I get home tonight matey

Mine fit on perfectly without any modifying

yeah mine are fixed at the front and rear too

[davehg]

the rear vent is quite small but it clashes with the rear pannel so ill have to cut the skirts and put some larger mesh in. id appreciate any detailed shots of this area and the fixing locations.

thanks alot mate.

[fc3sPAT]

hi, my mate got his mazdaspeed ones fitted by using all methods to get a real secure fit, firstly a recess hole was drilled in for the rivets all along the skirt, (no inner arch outer arch stuff, just along the skirt) then obviously these were smoothed out using filler, and it was bonded on whilst the rivets got put on, (get what i mean?) then to get that solid feel, it was foam injected to minimize as much vibration as possible,

Patrick,

[Andyp]

sorry mate was busy last night so did it this morning before work

whole thing



Front - fitted with front gromits



Rear gromits



Fittings in doorsill



Pic of the black bonding



hope that all helps

[davehg]

thanks mate thats a great help, mine are slightly different with the rear air vent and it clashes with the body so needs cutting out to clear it. is that a rubber seal between the skirts and the car? if so where can i get some from?


great pics!













:wave

[Andyp]

no probs bud

no its not a rubber seal, it\'s the bonding that they fixed it on with.. please don\'t put it on with tape.. cost me a grand that did, don\'t want it happening to anyone else

Any decent body shop will do bonding

[davehg]

the plan so far is,

rivet in positions on the lip on the rear arch, 2 rivets on the door sill and use the two existing bolts in the front arch, i was thinking of running a small bead of black mastic type sealant along the skirt just to fill the gap.

what do you think?