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98dsmkid
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- Aug 4, 2010
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San Jose, LB,
California
Need any help on any upcoming projects? I've always wanted to learn body work and I'll gladly help /w labor if you don't mind teaching me a few things here and there.
Sure. I'll send you a pm when the next job comes in.
Do you have any tips for taking off and reattaching the side skirts? I have heard they are a major pain and I plan on taking mine off to respray in the next year or two.
Yeah, Just make sure all the screws are out, I believe 2 screws are holding the fender cap, 7 screws holding the side skirt on the bottom along with 7 tabs in the inside.
After the screws/bolts are out and the fender cap is off, What you wanna do is take a heat gun (If you don't have access to one a hair dryer will work just fine.) Heat the edges of the skirt making the double sided tape from factory to become soft and start slowly lifting the skirt up then using a credit card or trim removal tool. Slide it in between the body and skirt and pull lightly going around the skirt.
By this point the skirt should be loose and only hanging by the tabs. Again take the heat gun and locate each tab by looking thru the spaces you now have from separating the skirt from the body. Warm up the middle section where the tabs sits on the inside of the skirt and Slowly pull (not yanking) making sure the tabs are popped out one by one from the body.
I learned and notice that whenever I heated or warmed up the middle section of the tabs they were less prone to breaking on me.
As far as Re-installing Make sure all the old double sided tape is off and sand the edges before putting on a new double sided tape on, I would also recommend using new tabs just in case the tab decides to break when you try popping them back in.
Here's a pic of a trim removal kit I got from harbor freight tools for $4.99
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