Lips and Skirts

dodgydave
Senior Member

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08-05-2018, 10:34 AM

#11

Picked up all my bits yesterday from the body shop :biggrin:

Done a great job on them.

So as I had a morning free today and as a special treat for fathers day I decided to fit the front lip and the rear skirt.

Front Lip............

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and the rear skirt..............

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and before you all say it, I know I need a bigger sorst now :Sulk:

Just got the side skirts to fit now.

I took loads of photos while doing this and think I might do a walk through for each one. What do you think? Would this be useful?

Dave

dodgydave
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08-05-2018, 10:44 AM

#12

and yours is that colour too :wink:

parthiban
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09-05-2018, 02:24 AM

#13

Nice job mate, looks great! Smile

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dodgydave
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11-05-2018, 10:08 AM

#14

Help.

I tried to fit my side skirts tonight but it turned out to be a bit of a disaster.

I tried sticking them on with some VHB trim tape that Gord gave me but I found it just wouldn't stick. I stuck a length of it along the top lip where the skirt touches the sill and along the bottom where it fits up to the under side of the sill. I found that first of all after sticking the tape to the plastic skirt trying to remove the backing tape was near impossible without pulling the whole tape off the skirt. After ages messing about and finally offering it up to the car I just couldn't get it to stick to the sill, the top was sticking in places but underneath it just would not stick.

I'm not sure whether this tape is the right one, I'm sure it's what Gord has used before otherwise he wouldn't of given it to me (very good of him to let me have it) or perhaps it's just been hanging around for a long time and lost it's stick.

The funny thing is there was a short bit of tape already stuck on the skirt at the front where it goes up the front wing a bit and this bit of tape stuck like sheet to a blanket but this was different it had like a sponge backing. Is this the type of tape I should be using.

Looking on eBay I can see there are two types of this tape the one I have which seems to be referred to as 'Gel Tape' and another type that is more like the bit that came with the side skirt i.e. with a sponge backing.

any help/advise would be much appreciated.

iceman67
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11-05-2018, 11:10 AM

#15

dave has it got red plastic covering on it if so it the roll i gave gord with the front lip he had off me if so its what we use to stick the rail to the glass door blanks

dodgydave
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11-05-2018, 11:36 AM

#16

Yes it is mate, it's like a clear gel with a red plastic backing that you peel off.

Fry-Up
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11-05-2018, 03:37 PM

#17

don't stick it underneath, just along the top and the screws at each end

iceman67
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11-05-2018, 06:06 PM

#18

i use it all day long sticking trims on glass,clean both side your sticking to and dont pull the tape to hard when putting it on the surface never had a problem with it i nput my front lip on with it take your time. you can warm it up a little should stick fine dave

dodgydave
Senior Member

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12-05-2018, 08:54 AM

#19

Ok thanks, I'm wondering whether it's just passed it's sell-by date. How long ago did you give it to Gord?

I think I will just get a new roll off eBay, I know I'll have to wait now before fitting my side skirts but there's no point in rushing these things, I want it to be right.

iceman67
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12-05-2018, 09:38 AM

#20

i gave it him when we both went to look at the is300 mate and it was a new roll dave

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