lewis_lisa

im finaly getting round to welding my s2 only prob is im not sure the best way to take the side skirts off and put back on

could some1 tell me what holds them on and the best way to weld my outer sill without wrecking my kit or paint

cheers for any help

Brookesy

Rivets hold them on and you get them from fords as they are plastic headed and colour coded.

Drill the rivets out to get the skirts off but as for damaging the paint your going to have to grind away the paint to be able to weld to the bare metal.

addiction

the side skirts are held on with screw's and not rivet's!. the wheel arch kit is riveted and screwed on!
if you cant undo the screws then you will have to drill the heads off and then renew the riv-nuts which are in the sill. there is also a rail that the skirt sits on which is riveted to the sill!
it will be hard to weld the sill without damaging the paint although the side skirt should hide it when replaced!

c.fogarty

As above really, if poss undo (or drill out the screw heads) the 4/5 ?? screws at the bottom of the skirts, undo the bolts connecting the skirts to the F&R archs then the skirt has to be forced upward (give it a thump with your hand if its tight) as there is a plastic rail behind, which the skirt hangs on.

lewis_lisa

cheers guys will get cracking 2mora

PeterD

get somepics up when your at it lewis

JohnnyT2

Would it be easier to glue/bond the sideskirts and arches back on rather than rivets/screws or will this not be strong enough too keep them on?