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Offline Shabba168

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Removing side skirts
« on: May 11, 2012, 10:08:04 pm »
How easy is it to remove the side skirts. I'm after gettin them painted
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 10:13:17 pm »
Easy, 1 screw each end and 2 in the middle, then lift the skirt up and it will come off
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2012, 10:22:42 pm »
are they not bonded on?
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2012, 10:29:04 pm »
Quote from: jedi-knight83 on May 11, 2012, 10:22:42 pm
are they not bonded on?

nope, double sided tape at best along the top edge
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 08:02:03 pm »
@ OP, I would consider buying a couple of new skirts to get painted to make life easier.
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2012, 03:39:10 pm »
Second that, I just bought two original ones from TPS for £68
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Re: Removing side skirts
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2012, 10:21:24 pm »
Quote from: pomsteroonie on June 09, 2012, 03:39:10 pm
Second that, I just bought two original ones from TPS for £68

Is that genuine?? Do you have the part numbers?

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