Side Skirt Mounting Help
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Side Skirt Mounting Help
I have MKI side skirts on my 2003, I'm going to put on MKII's in the spring.
I was looking at them today and started taking them off to see how they are attached. I know the aftermarket ones like Duraflex have a two sided tape along the top to attach them to the car. This requires sanding of the paint to attach them and then new paint on the car.
When I looked behind the side skirt there was a metal strip screwed to the rocker and the side skirt slides down on to. The metal strip has a small gap at the top and the skirt has a lip on the inside. The lip slides over the metal strip and makes a very solid bond.
Here is my question: Is this how the factory skirts are installed? If so, are the MKII side skirts from the factory installed this way also? And if they are...
Here's my real question...if they are will the factory MKII skirts slide on to the MKI metal strip that I already have on my rocker???
Does anyone know? Does anyone have factory side skirts that were replaced so you could see how they're mounted???
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks
I was looking at them today and started taking them off to see how they are attached. I know the aftermarket ones like Duraflex have a two sided tape along the top to attach them to the car. This requires sanding of the paint to attach them and then new paint on the car.
When I looked behind the side skirt there was a metal strip screwed to the rocker and the side skirt slides down on to. The metal strip has a small gap at the top and the skirt has a lip on the inside. The lip slides over the metal strip and makes a very solid bond.
Here is my question: Is this how the factory skirts are installed? If so, are the MKII side skirts from the factory installed this way also? And if they are...
Here's my real question...if they are will the factory MKII skirts slide on to the MKI metal strip that I already have on my rocker???
Does anyone know? Does anyone have factory side skirts that were replaced so you could see how they're mounted???
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks
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Steve, I don't know if this will help, but I recently installed the OEM factory MK1 aerokit on my 996. The bottom of the side skirts are screwed onto metal clips that attach to the underside of the car. At the front and rear of the skirt, they are attached to the car by a single bolt. Finally, the upper edge of the skirt is attached by a adhesive strip (similar to two sided tape) that adheres to the paint.
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I'm getting closer. I found the part number, it's 000-044-802-15. I looked in a service manual and it seems as if the metal strip I'm referring to is factory.
I think that's good news.
So I need factory side skirts, anyone selling them?
Down South, you're the person who asked me if I'm selling these before right?
Mfletch, I'm not sure, but the service manual has a diagram of the metal mounting strip that I described.
I think that's good news.
So I need factory side skirts, anyone selling them?
Down South, you're the person who asked me if I'm selling these before right?
Mfletch, I'm not sure, but the service manual has a diagram of the metal mounting strip that I described.
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I'm getting closer. I found the part number, it's 000-044-802-15. I looked in a service manual and it seems as if the metal strip I'm referring to is factory.
I think that's good news.
So I need factory side skirts, anyone selling them?
Down South, you're the person who asked me if I'm selling these before right?
Mfletch, I'm not sure, but the service manual has a diagram of the metal mounting strip that I described.
I think that's good news.
So I need factory side skirts, anyone selling them?
Down South, you're the person who asked me if I'm selling these before right?
Mfletch, I'm not sure, but the service manual has a diagram of the metal mounting strip that I described.
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The PET for the MK1 show the side skirts being mounted on a metal strip as you described. The later versions are mounted with double sided tape. It sounds like you have the early versions mounted to a metal strip.
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It's that's the case, I guess it doesn't matter if I get aftermarket for 400 or Porsche for 700? They both attach with double sided tape.
Does anyone know that the Porsche ones have double sided tape FOR SURE?
Does anyone know that the Porsche ones have double sided tape FOR SURE?
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I would not buy aftermarket based on sometime fitment issues. Buy OEM either used or new. I believe I stated that the Porsche ones are screwed into clips underneath and double sided tape along the top..
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Steve, I don't know if this will help, but I recently installed the OEM factory MK1 aerokit on my 996. The bottom of the side skirts are screwed onto metal clips that attach to the underside of the car. At the front and rear of the skirt, they are attached to the car by a single bolt. Finally, the upper edge of the skirt is attached by a adhesive strip (similar to two sided tape) that adheres to the paint.
The part number the dealer has given me is 00004480154 (which on the exploded parts diagram show the metal retaining strip with self tapping screws and no adhesive strip) but the only info they have on fitting is in a TSB from 2000 which shows drilling rather than adhesive strip).
@mfletch I'd be grateful to know where you bought yours from too if you can recall.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by D2000; Jun 15, 2017 at 11:58 PM. Reason: more questions
