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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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Default side skirts
whats the best product (and where can i get it) to stick the side skirts on a erst with? ive not got the rails on mine anymore
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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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Gripfill but once it's on it's fucking hard to get them off again if you need to take them off you can get it on ebay
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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they sell that down BnQ? it wont crack when it gets hard will it?
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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could just get the rails or something similar, ist only gotta be some trim with a step at the top
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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i thought grip fill was for interior use only

does the excess wipe off cleanly or does it make a mess thinking of bonding on my arches with it?
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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Gripfill turns to gooey mush when it gets wet.......if you aint got the rails find some and fit them properly, you know they are guna fall off sometime......
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 01:36 AM
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ive got some sikaflex i you want to buy some!!
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Gripfill turns to gooey mush when it gets wet.......if you aint got the rails find some and fit them properly, you know they are guna fall off sometime......
I used it to hold the side skirt's on my old orion and it held them on there for THREE YEARS and i had to use a hammer and crowbar to get them off
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Gripfill turns to gooey mush when it gets wet.......if you aint got the rails find some and fit them properly, you know they are guna fall off sometime......
I used it to hold the side skirt's on my old orion and it held them on there for THREE YEARS and i had to use a hammer and crowbar to get them off
well in that case..........you rough c*nt
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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Theres nothing wrong with getting stuck in with a crowbar and a hammer
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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Nooooooo i meant for using the grip fill type of thing in the first place

Your just an animal for using a crow bar and hammer
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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Dont knock it it worked well
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Oh and have you checked out that clifford thread we were posting in
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Old Dec 8, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
Oh and have you checked out that clifford thread we were posting in
Just looked maybe clifford alarms have a hidden function






































to fuck up after 12 months
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Standard feature throughtout the ranges i believe - no less!
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some brackets 4sale in the 4sale section
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Originally Posted by antony215
Gripfill but once it's on it's fucking hard to get them off again if you need to take them off you can get it on ebay
what colour does gripfill dry?
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Old Dec 29, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Gripfill but once it's on it's fucking hard to get them off again if you need to take them off you can get it on ebay
what colour does gripfill dry?
Light cream sort of colour
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ive got some strips pm me
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Dose any one use Gripfill on there arche kit???
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/FXGFL.html

I'd say you could use this externally
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As above ,get the propper rails otherwise the sill skirts will sag over time.But you can BOND the arches on like i did with a product call TEROSAT.It,s used to BOND IN WINDOWSCREENS.





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