New Splash Guards Fitted...What Do We Think?
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From: Selling the scoob to buy a CTR
Originally Posted by StickyMicky
fitment error, probably sum kind of silicone or other kind of foreign matter stopping the guards from sticking to the bodywork, were they glued on or put on with good bodywork tape?
i did not pay for mine, sumbody gave them to me for free, i had crashed my car and was buying parts to update the front end, make of that what you will, i did sort them out" before they were painted
they cost me nothing, i would not have paid for them, unless they were very, very cheap.
next question??
i did not pay for mine, sumbody gave them to me for free, i had crashed my car and was buying parts to update the front end, make of that what you will, i did sort them out" before they were painted
they cost me nothing, i would not have paid for them, unless they were very, very cheap. next question??
they came with the car which was only 2 1/2 years old whan i got it, but one came off about a year later, i can see the tape inside mine but dirt has got in and made them unsticky, and i have got 2 splits round the bolt holes
is there anyway i can repair the splits
i must admit though, that when i got the replicas sprayed and tried to fit them myself i found that they wernt going to fit right as they were, so they were groung down and resprayed then fitted...then the paint crasked...then i lost one
...i chucked the other one in someones hedge
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i must admit though, that when i got the replicas sprayed and tried to fit them myself i found that they wernt going to fit right
i got a sti6 front lip from the dealer and still trial fitted it, its makes a lot of sense to do this kind of thing before you paint parts, IMO
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From: Selling the scoob to buy a CTR
Originally Posted by Double D
why would you get something sprayed without trial fitting it?
i got a sti6 front lip from the dealer and still trial fitted it, its makes a lot of sense to do this kind of thing before you paint parts, IMO
i got a sti6 front lip from the dealer and still trial fitted it, its makes a lot of sense to do this kind of thing before you paint parts, IMO
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
they came with the car which was only 2 1/2 years old whan i got it, but one came off about a year later, i can see the tape inside mine but dirt has got in and made them unsticky, and i have got 2 splits round the bolt holes
is there anyway i can repair the splits
i must admit though, that when i got the replicas sprayed and tried to fit them myself i found that they wernt going to fit right as they were, so they were groung down and resprayed then fitted...then the paint crasked...then i lost one...i chucked the other one in someones hedge
is there anyway i can repair the splits
i must admit though, that when i got the replicas sprayed and tried to fit them myself i found that they wernt going to fit right as they were, so they were groung down and resprayed then fitted...then the paint crasked...then i lost one
...i chucked the other one in someones hedgewhen all the tape is removed you should find they fit even tighter then they normally would, i used spray glue to coat them and simply placed them on the car, there is bolt into the wheelarch on the fronts which was put there just to help the fronts keep there position while the spray glue dried, the bolt under neath the fronts is not there, the whole metal bracket was removed as it was rusty
my front ones have went nowhere scince and i have ground them out a few times (when the car was on the coilovers) which actually removed sum paint underneath them 
my rears will be removed and refitted the same way this summer, they are simply held on with the bodywork tape i slapped on after the backend was painted about 2 years ago-ish, i did start to remove them a few weeks back at work, but loads of work came pouring in just after i started so i left them, i need to strip the back end down, clean last years waxoil off and put fresh stuff on anyway, so its on the jobs to do list.
pm me your number and ill talk you through it
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From: Selling the scoob to buy a CTR
i am so muddled with this fred now :P
HAVE WE COME TO ANY CONCLUSION YET?
what are the bits called that go on the ends of the skirts
........do we really need the SGs or are they really just for decorative purpose...after all most of us dont go rallying.................
who wants to buy mine? (ORIGINAL, NOT REPLICA)
:PHAVE WE COME TO ANY CONCLUSION YET?
what are the bits called that go on the ends of the skirts
........do we really need the SGs or are they really just for decorative purpose...after all most of us dont go rallying.................
who wants to buy mine?
(ORIGINAL, NOT REPLICA)
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I know what you mean... the thread has got very confusing!
Basically i put them on my car beacuase it was the only factory option that been left off the car bodywork wise.
The same can be said with replica spoliers... why do we buy them? Because real ones are like £800 for a STi 6 for instance, yet a replica is £250.
Same with the splash guards, i cant justify spending spending £350 on real ones, when imo, the replicas (ith a bit of effort) look just as good. And im £280+ better off to do other things with.
See picture, only by close inspection can you really pick up on the fact they are replicas.
Peace out...
Basically i put them on my car beacuase it was the only factory option that been left off the car bodywork wise.
The same can be said with replica spoliers... why do we buy them? Because real ones are like £800 for a STi 6 for instance, yet a replica is £250.
Same with the splash guards, i cant justify spending spending £350 on real ones, when imo, the replicas (ith a bit of effort) look just as good. And im £280+ better off to do other things with.
See picture, only by close inspection can you really pick up on the fact they are replicas.
Peace out...
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From: Selling the scoob to buy a CTR
Originally Posted by Stiver3
I know what you mean... the thread has got very confusing!
Basically i put them on my car beacuase it was the only factory option that been left off the car bodywork wise.
The same can be said with replica spoliers... why do we buy them? Because real ones are like £800 for a STi 6 for instance, yet a replica is £250.
Same with the splash guards, i cant justify spending spending £350 on real ones, when imo, the replicas (ith a bit of effort) look just as good. And im £280+ better off to do other things with.
See picture, only by close inspection can you really pick up on the fact they are replicas.
Peace out...
Basically i put them on my car beacuase it was the only factory option that been left off the car bodywork wise.
The same can be said with replica spoliers... why do we buy them? Because real ones are like £800 for a STi 6 for instance, yet a replica is £250.
Same with the splash guards, i cant justify spending spending £350 on real ones, when imo, the replicas (ith a bit of effort) look just as good. And im £280+ better off to do other things with.
See picture, only by close inspection can you really pick up on the fact they are replicas.
Peace out...
i am always confused and i believe it is my duty to confuse all of you as well
they do look good though, cant you put some polyfiller in the gaps
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mine are in the garage waiting to be painted . do they fit on easy enough or do u hace to heat them up to mold them round the skirt . tried to just fit mine on and they dont seem to fit over the skirt properly?
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