what can i use to stick the new apron to the bumper or will just the two screws each side be fine?
Styling replacing abarth rear apron
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Styling replacing abarth rear apron
Tigerseal?
Or Sikkaflex, or the white PU that Machine Mart do. Screws alone won't hold it for ever.
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nice one cheers. probably get either some sikkaflex or tigerseal cos' ive heard of them before
Neither will just adhesive, i think, well it didnt hold one of my skirts one. i got a funny rattling,then i got my arse into gear screwing them on aswell
If you're relying just on the glue, you really have to scratch up and clean both the surfaces (acetone or spirit wipe). It's certainly safer to pop the odd screw or rivet in there. (Stainless by choice.)
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maybe ill get ye old pot rivet gun out then and use some adhesive aswell
what you think maybe 2eachside?
2 or 3 will do it. Don't forget the washers each side to spread the load!
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2 or 3 will do it. Don't forget the washers each side to spread the load!
lol i wont forget just awaiting the apron now, ordered some arches too tigerseal and rivet again yea?
I've never fitted arches, but it makes sense to do it the same way. One trick, if you're painting stuff after you've bonded it on, is to give the edge whre the tiger seal is a wipe with spirit wipe (not white spirit) on a clean cloth: it smooths the edges really nicely. Then you can paint over the tiger seal and it won't show at all.
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thats cool and sounds like a plan..i might in a sence mold the apron to the bumper to give the smoother look, gonna have to find someone to ask where abouts to rivet the arches onto as ive never fitted them before either
iirc the lester ones dont need to be rivetted just bonded
Where do you rivet them and not expose the heads?? i dont like the thought of seeing kits riveted on
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Where do you rivet them and not expose the heads?? i dont like the thought of seeing kits riveted on
thats why i wanted some advice with the arches aswell cos' tbh i havent got a clue either
i have a set of arches, and there no rivit holes, just lots of glue and cracked screw holes
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so they are just simply held on by what ever is used to bond them on, cheers dude
yeah looks like it, there a few screw holes going into the lip of the arch.
What arches you have?
What arches you have?
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havent got them yet planning on ordering them on thursday if funds allow it was gonna get some of the ones off fast fiat, you got a pic of yours on the car?
i have a pic of them taped on,but carnt find it.
i have the hormann narrow arch kit,same as alex(ghostwkd) had on his cinq
i have the hormann narrow arch kit,same as alex(ghostwkd) had on his cinq
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ah yeah i was gonna get the abarth rep ones off fastfiat but funds didnt allow anything this week
