Technical Original 16v Side Skirts

[Trancendental]

How do they attach to the Tipo and what material are they made of?

Thanks

 

[tipomike]

They are made of a quite brittle plastic on the 5 door (not sure about the 3 door) and basically are located by self tapers on the underside and at each end into the wheel arch.

Their brittle nature is why there are so few spare ones around!! - Muppets at tyre centres also had the habit of jacking the car up - forgetting the skirt - and then BANG!!!

 

[Hellcat]

And stupid high curbs at hotels in London... Argh I nearly cried.

 

[Sedicivalvole]

oh yes people at tire places do not jack the....... (insert swear word here)

 

[sumplug]

oh yes people at tire places do not jack the....... (insert swear word here)

Yes, people at tyre places have an IQ of about 10!
If you get a block of wood and cut a groove in it, it fits on to the sill and allows you to jack the car up easily.

Andy.

 

[Hellcat]

There is a schematic in a Haynes for just this job.. Or you can just saw a 4-5mm groove about 15mm deep into a block of timber 60x80x50

 

[Sedicivalvole]

"Yes i remember the conversation well do not jack it up on the skirts..."

"Ofc not we know what were doing"

"I am serious please be careful"

Yes those were the days, happended to a friend of mine and they broke his side skirt!!