Removing the side skirts (sill extensions)

[VC]

I have this guide:



ââ,¬â€œ   Remove bolts -2-.
ââ,¬â€œ   Before removing, heat sill extension -1- in bonding surface area -4- with hot air blower -V.A.G 1416-.
ââ,¬â€œ   Loosen adhesive tape -4-, by carefully inserting a plastic wedge -5- between sill -3- and sill extension -1-.
ââ,¬â€œ   As soon as adhesive tape comes loose, lift sill extension -1- up -arrow- out of retaining strip.


Has anyone actually done it though? did you manage to get the skirts off intact and in one piece?

[Top Cat]

JoesGTI managed 1 the other was a gonna 

[VC]

JoesGTI managed 1 the other was a gonna 

hhhmmm need to get them both off intact

[Top Cat]

JoesGTI managed 1 the other was a gonna 

hhhmmm need to get them both off intact

A hair dryer and patients my boy. You would really have to yank at them to split the plastic. 

[VC]

hairdryer?

[Top Cat]

I was thinking this 



Very cherry indeed.

[VC]

JESUS 

there was no need for that picture! lol 

one from your 'personal' collection?

[Top Cat]

JESUS 

there was no need for that picture! lol 

one from your 'personal' collection?

Yes so what.

[VC]

i have no wit to compete with that lol 

[Greeners]

PMSL @ You two 

[john_o]

reckon if you put the car in a warm garage thatll make a big difference 
You could in theory use some alcohol (non paint effecting) and use a dropper into the join to soften it before attempting the job?

[VC]

i think i'm going to leave this one to the bodyshop 

[jonnyc]

I did it on my GTI, they are a piece of cake, apart from if when they were installed they used a big blob of contact adhesive on the rear part of the skirt, you may be lucky but possibly not..

[TomB]

Thanks for this guide mate, just did mine in under half an hour.  That including a 10 minute conversation with a lad that has a MK4 and offered to buy mine, and an argument with one of the neighbours because we were talking outside his house!

I didn't apply any heat though, what I did was start from the back, then used a CD wrapped in stockinette to break the seal.  No marks on skirts or car, and both skirts are in one piece.   That said, I was one of the lucky ones, there was no contact adhesive in sight.

Right, time for lunch!  

[bennylenny88]

whats for lunch?