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944 Side skirts

jwindwood

jwindwood

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My early 944 has had replacement sills at some point. VERY strong but not pretty. I need to do some minor repairs to the rear wing lower quarters and have then decided to fit a pair of the "box" type aftermarket side skirts. (I like the design and it will cover up the untidy sills!)

Question-does anyone have any experience of fitting them? I have bought a pair which have arrived and I want to make sure that I'm trimming and fixing them in the best way.....[;)]

Many thanks.
 
One of my first cars (a 1985 owned in the early nineties) had factory fitted sills and rear valence, and even the genuine parts looked pretty rubbish... :eek:(
 
The "professional" way to fix a body kit on is Tec screws and Sikaflex.Or if they are feeling a bit lazy then Pop rivets and sikaflex.
 
Tec Screws and Sikaflex and if you can fit the black filler trim, as Porsche did on their factory / dealer options, just the finishing touch!
 
Ah-that's what I was after. I wasn't sure if there was a filler trim or not as I've not seen a sideskirted car close up. Thanks.
 
I dont think side skirts were a popular option originally, so there arent may around to see!
I also dont know what it looks like off the car, what its called, or where you'd get it from!
Guessing its a vinyl bead with some sort of tail to hold it in place a bit "P" shape in section.
All I do know is that in black it looks good on red and white cars for certain!
 
It was black and similar to the trim found on 937s, and like those its NLA, as far as Im aware...
 
Lots of mouldings available from aftermarket classic car suppliers so I'm not bothered about genuine-the skirts themselves are fibreglass replicas! [:D]
 
Lots of mouldings available from aftermarket classic car suppliers
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Hard to see from the avatar, but is your toast-rack valance original? If so, the black trim is the same, so just look for something similar. I agree that it makes the difference between aftermarket parts and original.
 
You only need a small u shaped rubber to run round the edge of the sill before you stick it on.You will get one from any of the countless classic car parts suppliers.
 
Original box style skirts were riveted with plastic rivets from top and had special fasteners which were attached to body mounted screws where usually turbo/S2 style sideskirts are mounted. At least that was a method used on 1987 S i just checked out
 
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