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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 02:54 PM
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Default Saff cossie side skirt fitting kits

Any one know of a quality side skirt fitting kit as most of mine are broke

Also looking for rivets for along the tops of the skirts



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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
Any one know of a quality side skirt fitting kit as most of mine are broke

Also looking for rivets for along the tops of the skirts



Cheers

there are kits on ebay but tbh i can tell you now there sometimes brake when fitting my car is mint the sill lips are not scabby or swelled but i still had bother with clips smashn as u push them on i found the kits are on if modified them so gap is bigger then the norm to stop the stress as you fit them. i think the kit i got was from spain £50
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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 03:40 PM
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...=1580920764372
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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 04:17 PM
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I used a metal kit off eBay fitted fine way better than the plastic rubbish
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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG LEE
there are kits on ebay but tbh i can tell you now there sometimes brake when fitting my car is mint the sill lips are not scabby or swelled but i still had bother with clips smashn as u push them on i found the kits are on if modified them so gap is bigger then the norm to stop the stress as you fit them. i think the kit i got was from spain £50
Cheers Lee, good info buddy

Look like the kit below?

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Cheers karl

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I used a metal kit off eBay fitted fine way better than the plastic rubbish
I will look into them also Andy thanks
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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG LEE
there are kits on ebay but tbh i can tell you now there sometimes brake when fitting my car is mint the sill lips are not scabby or swelled but i still had bother with clips smashn as u push them on i found the kits are on if modified them so gap is bigger then the norm to stop the stress as you fit them. i think the kit i got was from spain £50
Thats the same kit I got.
Seller was reliable and quality seemed good.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sierra-Sa...0AAMXQaBtQ9ycj
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Old Feb 5, 2020 | 07:21 PM
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I went for the ones from msd.....finished in satin black...not cheap but no braking problems.

https://shop.motorsport-developments...-kit-860-p.asp



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Originally Posted by jason_nike
Thats the same kit I got.
Seller was reliable and quality seemed good.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sierra-Sa...0AAMXQaBtQ9ycj
My mate has remade these clips in plastic and redeisgned them to better than original ford ones to reduce the chance iof them snapping
my clips were used as a templates, they are available in rivit on as original or bolt on
dearch for cllips n bits on facebook hes on here aswell robrs2
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Old Feb 9, 2020 | 09:45 AM
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I bought the 3D printed ones can’t fault them but need to heat them to soften them or they can be brittle
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