Civic skirts installation
Posted: April 4th, 2008, 4:02 am
I picked up a set of Honda Civic factory side skirts. They are the bumper black material that you see on most Hondas. They provide a great amount of under body protection that the MX3s require especially in the winter salt areas. I saw this modification done on a generation 2 Integra and thought I would try it on the MX3. I removed most of the extra plastic ribbing on the inside and sanded it smooth to get it very close to the side of the car. I marked where the front factory mud flap lines up with Honda skirt and made my cut. After making a few adjustments and finished it by sanding the edge smooth, I was finished the one side.
I held the skirt into place by clamping the rear edge to the rear wheel well and then propped it up along the bottom to set it right. I then marked the skirt where it needed to be trimmed along the top otherwise the door will not open! I trimmed off about an inch and placed it back on the car. Everything lined up nicely.
Now, the advantage of this modification is that stones and salt will not eat through the typical spot in front of the rear wells and under the door. BUT in order in to this skirt to stay on, you need to decide on how you want to do it. There is a great 3M product which is a great body moulding adhesive and possibly pop rivet the rear edge. I planned on smoothing out the edge with fibreglass so the Civic skirts have just created a great profile to fibreglass over.
Pictures of this will be coming... I wanted to test it first before making any final decisions.
I held the skirt into place by clamping the rear edge to the rear wheel well and then propped it up along the bottom to set it right. I then marked the skirt where it needed to be trimmed along the top otherwise the door will not open! I trimmed off about an inch and placed it back on the car. Everything lined up nicely.
Now, the advantage of this modification is that stones and salt will not eat through the typical spot in front of the rear wells and under the door. BUT in order in to this skirt to stay on, you need to decide on how you want to do it. There is a great 3M product which is a great body moulding adhesive and possibly pop rivet the rear edge. I planned on smoothing out the edge with fibreglass so the Civic skirts have just created a great profile to fibreglass over.
Pictures of this will be coming... I wanted to test it first before making any final decisions.
