Inferno Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Hi Folks! I was looking at pistonbroke's beautiful car, and noticed he had blended/molded side skirts and rear spats... http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=104511 I have a question for those of of you who have gone down this path - how fragile are molded body parts like these? Is it a matter of just hitting a bad pothole and it will crack and come apart? Or are they pretty damn strong and would require a direct impact for something like that to happen? Any special care when washing/waxing/polishing the car? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
original_amo Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 to be honest it depend who does them and how they are done. some times they can sink and allow you to see lines other times can be fine. as far as cracks like i said if its a good job they shouldt really crack it all depends on who does it. my skirts have been done and my whole trial rear end but i know that custom creations are very good for blending etc as i use to work there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I wouldn't to be honest, One little shunt and it all cracks. where as if they weren't blended they would just bend a little (if genuine plastic ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I did mine.. and I would not recommened it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 As a show car? Fine. Regular driver, forget it. Unless you can get body repairs done very cheaply. It's easy to scrape a skirt. The other night I had to drive over a firemans hose. They'd put out some kind of ramp over it. I carefully go over and guess what? Crunch. Nice scrape on the skirts and I lost a rear securing popper. Not a biggie, but it would've ruined any blend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 As a show car? Fine. Regular driver, forget it. Unless you can get body repairs done very cheaply. It's easy to scrape a skirt. The other night I had to drive over a firemans hose. They'd put out some kind of ramp over it. I carefully go over and guess what? Crunch. Nice scrape on the skirts and I lost a rear securing popper. Not a biggie, but it would've ruined any blend. Yup, i've done that a few times too and the car is just on standard bilstein set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 never had any problems with my blended skirts, but mine isnt a daily driver, ...and theres no chance of getting the nose over anything that would scrape the skirts. lol its a matter of carefully planning route to avoid bad speedbumps, ...or 3 point turn and try a different route! its the price you pay for blended skirts/front bumpers that stick out a mile im afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivingTheDream Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 As above I want it done and spoke to the guy at the bodyshop he said he would do it but advised not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I want it done and spoke to the guy at the bodyshop he said he would do it but advised not to. Same here when i got my kit on. Usually if you were to clip them they make much more of a mess than no blended. Fine if you've got deep pockets and don't mind touching up whenever needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 mine has been done about a year with no probs and the car is a daily driver (ish) i really do prefer the look with the parts looking like they were meant to be there rather than just stuck on, used urethane bumper filler to join the side skirts to the body and bonded the spats on with fibre glass and normal filler, you have to be commited and realise these bits are on for good as you will never get them off without wrecking the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Thanks guys, my body shop guy pretty much said the same thing - he would do it if I wanted, but would not recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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