broken side skirts

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » April 29th, 2005, 11:48 am

my kit finally arrived, but unfortunately the side skirts arrived broken, snapped in half.

if i get them repaired, will they be just as good as new?

thanks...

Teal_93 · Post by **Teal_93** » April 29th, 2005, 12:28 pm

If they are fiberglass, they would be easy to fix like new.

Post by **Custommx3** » April 29th, 2005, 2:46 pm

if you bought them, they arrived broken. Usually the shipper is at fault and you can get reimbursed for it.

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » April 29th, 2005, 5:34 pm

thanks for the replies guys..

they are fiberglass, so i guess it's nothin to worry about. the shipper is making a claim with the freight company, so he will send me money to cover the repair.

i was just concerned it would be fixed, but not like new.

Taras · Post by **Taras** » April 30th, 2005, 12:30 am

Depends how good is the person fixing it.....

MarkMoore · Post by **MarkMoore** » May 4th, 2005, 2:56 pm

Taras wrote:Depends how good is the person fixing it.....

also, make sure the person doesn't try to weld them back together like taras here suggested

UK_MX3 · Post by **UK_MX3** » May 4th, 2005, 3:48 pm

they should be able to repair them. The bodyshop who did my brothers ford fiesta had to chopp some mr2 veilside side skirts in half and fix them to the car. So just repairing them should be no problem.

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » May 5th, 2005, 1:24 pm

the guy i talked to says $50 each to repair, on top of whatever the paint and install costs... seem reasonable to you guys? i dont think he mentioned anything about welding...

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » May 5th, 2005, 3:48 pm

50 each !! dam how bad are the..it only takes around 15 - 20 dlls for biber glass material and resin (bought in the us) to do the job..why dont you do it yourself?

ninjajim4 · Post by **ninjajim4** » May 6th, 2005, 11:49 am

wish i knew how... i guess thats what ya pay for tho... i'm supposed to get reimbursed for this repair anyway.

if it were up to you, would you just get them replaced instead of repaired?? i've been under the impression that the end result is the same, minus a lot of shipping and wait time

ryanlindenberg · Post by **ryanlindenberg** » May 6th, 2005, 8:07 pm

i bet they will be better repaired than if you got a new set. most kits seem pretty thin, the bodyshop won't be stingy with the glass and that section of the skirt will be stronger because of it.