MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rich83 on January 31, 2014, 08:30:08 am
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Washing my car yesterday, I noticed that my side skirts are a bit loose at the back. How are they attached at the rear? Is it just a case of getting some tiger seal and sticking them up? Or should there be a screw in the back of them?
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Iirc there's 3 screws underneath along the sill (front middle and rear), then along the top edge is an adhesive tape of some description
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Make sure all the fixings are in place, but use proper 3m trim tape. Dont put tiger seal or silicone (no more nails) on.
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Will have a look at some point today... seems odd how they are both loose at the back. :confused:
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One of mine had a bit of play in it TBH Rich, noticed similar things.
That said, I never put two and two together to think that it could have been someone trying to pinch them :scared: :surprised: :fighting:
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Just checked and the rear tabs have broken.... not sure how to go about fixing them :scared:
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Rear tabs can't be fixed AFAIK. One of mine broke and had a quote to replace it. Pissed myself laughing when they told me the price. :laugh:
As long as the other fixing points are ok you'll be fine. Each skirt is held on by a bracket, screws and some tape stuff.
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Yeah.. they are frighteningly expensive.
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£293 inc vat per side 2 years ago and that's only in primer
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^^^^ I had a quote from my local VW Dealer for £450 ish for removal of old skirt, fitting of new one and painting. Obviously I said "where do I sign!" The muppets.
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There is absolutely no difference between a GTI skirt and an ED30 skirt aside from the fact the ED30 one is painted. Same for the R32.
So - buy a GTI one and have it painted.
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Well... youd need to sand them to get rid of the texture.. but yes it would still work out cheaper! :happy2:
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Well... youd need to sand them to get rid of the texture.. but yes it would still work out cheaper! :happy2:
I think you should leave them textured, wouldn't see the difference either way! :booty:
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There is absolutely no difference between a GTI skirt and an ED30 skirt aside from the fact the ED30 one is painted. Same for the R32.
So - buy a GTI one and have it painted.
doesn't the R32 one have a vertical line going down part of it? Am sure big_al had it on his car.
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Well... youd need to sand them to get rid of the texture.. but yes it would still work out cheaper! :happy2:
I think you should leave them textured, wouldn't see the difference either way! :booty:
I would! :P
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Gti skirts are black textured and have 2 jacking point arrows/markers and have the vertical line about 10 inches from the rear.
R32 and ed30 skirts come smoothed in primer with non of the above markings.
There easy to sand, fill and have colour coded so they look like ed30/R32 skirts.
I did mine myself, it's that easy!
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Rear tabs can't be fixed AFAIK. One of mine broke and had a quote to replace it. Pissed myself laughing when they told me the price. :laugh:
As long as the other fixing points are ok you'll be fine. Each skirt is held on by a bracket, screws and some tape stuff.
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I managed to remake one of my broken tab :laugh:
Both skirts were removed when I wrapped my car and I noticed that one tab was broken.
I used the other skirt as a reference to remake a new tab.
All I used was a Red Bull Ring pull :star:
This was perfect in every way. I was able to shape the ring pull exactly with pliers and it was bonded onto the skirt using mega strong loctite 2part adhesive.
When dry u then covered the whole new Ring Pull tab with grey Heat Shrink sleeving.
This was a 10/10 success if I do say so myself :wink:
(Probably stronger than the original tab)
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Might look at it in summer.. its to wet to stick anything at the moment. I might ask you for your plans nearer the time carlo :happy2:
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Rear tabs can't be fixed AFAIK. One of mine broke and had a quote to replace it. Pissed myself laughing when they told me the price. :laugh:
As long as the other fixing points are ok you'll be fine. Each skirt is held on by a bracket, screws and some tape stuff.
:happy2:
I managed to remake one of my broken tab :laugh:
Both skirts were removed when I wrapped my car and I noticed that one tab was broken.
I used the other skirt as a reference to remake a new tab.
All I used was a Red Bull Ring pull :star:
This was perfect in every way. I was able to shape the ring pull exactly with pliers and it was bonded onto the skirt using mega strong loctite 2part adhesive.
When dry u then covered the whole new Ring Pull tab with grey Heat Shrink sleeving.
This was a 10/10 success if I do say so myself :wink:
(Probably stronger than the original tab)
I'll try that on mine too, nice one Carlo........the forums very own MacGyver! :signLOL:
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If I get chance I'll take some pics, and I'll find out the glue I used :happy2:
Redbull ring pulls are perfect though. Just a bit of a bend and trim and it's great :wink: