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Old 11-02-2013, 07:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Rear skirts finished up!

Haven't tested yet, but I'm pretty pleased with the result!




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Old 11-02-2013, 08:34 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Looks great! How'd you attach them to the car?
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Old 11-06-2013, 09:50 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Looks great! How'd you attach them to the car?
I'll have to go out there and take a picture. I can't really explain it very well... give me a bit.
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Old 11-06-2013, 08:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
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How did you get the coroplast to bend in the front end of the wheel well? It is rubbing the tire?
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I'm also interested to see how you made everything work.
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Nice job! They look really good.
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Old 11-07-2013, 12:26 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Look better than mine. Wanna see your pics of the install so I can improve mine.
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that looks slick, I like it.
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It's like you're posting the story in reverse. Was this mentioned in another thread?

My money's on welding rod stuffed in the coroplast flutes and (MetroMPG?)'s clips.
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Old 11-08-2013, 07:46 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Ok, more photos:

The gap between the skirt and the tire/wheel cover:


Mounting Points:


And to answer the question about curvature:



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