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have got a set of side skirts lined up for my car. only trouble is itl take a daytrip to melb to get them.

could someone with these skirts post up some pics or something showing where they mount and how? i know theres deffintely bolt holes in the front wheel well (2 of them) but other than that....:D

just wanna know whether il have to transport them home in the passenger seat for the time being :)

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have got the skirts home today, given them a quick cut and polish. looking good so far.

theres some residue from double sided tape and seals etc... and a few more bolt holes than i was expecting. can someone please give me an idea of what tape / seals are neccesary? someone whos put kits on before. im guessing theres a special tape needed for them not to come unstuck?

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you can use sikaflex (glue), and self taping screws at both ends in the wheel wells. same with rear pods. they wont come unstuck

you probably already know, the standard 33 type m sideskirts have a bunch of grommets and plastic clips behind the skirts that fasten them into the side of the car. you can get them from Nissan dealers, but they aint cheap (for what they are). The 33s that came out of the factory with these sideskirts have the all the holes along the bottom of the body for these little plastic mounts and clips.

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yeah picked up some sikaflex today from bunnings.

by the grommets and plastic clips, you mean these? (see attached) the ones that go from one face of the skirt to the other? how do they mount onto the car itself...

im guessing that for the mounts that go under the car, il need to drill into the floor of the car or?

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Nah, no drilling required mate.

Those brackets you can see on the inside of the skirt are there for using factory mounting points. But your 33 doesnt have them - nether does mine (as our cars did not come out of the factory with side skirts). The plastic grommets im talking about sit in each of those brackets on the inside of the skirt. Then there are plastic mounts that sit in holes on the body of the car (which we dont have), that will line up with each grommet. The grommets clip in to those mounts fastening the side skirt.

If you use sikaflex and the screws in the wheel wells like i mentioned, you dont need to worry about these parts from nissan at all. Sikaflex will not come unstuck easily

I have a pair of sideskirts identical to yours, and im in the same situation as you are. I just need mine resprayed :P

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from memory they are similar to the other parts i mentioned.

i think they are for plastic mounts that sit in holes in the body underneath the car, and a plastic screw fastens the skirt into the mounts

will have a look at my skirts tonight and let you know.

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