PT Cruiser Rear Wheel Skirts

[Rokeby]

Found some clear pix of skirt attachment in the "HHR Parts" section;
some DIY looking, old-school bent metal brackets:

HHR PARTS

PT skirts probably the same. Was hoping for something a little
more sophisticated.

That said, whatever works, works.

[cfg83]

Rokeby -

Oh yeah, I forgot about the HHR :



CarloSW2

[cfg83]

Hello -

These aren't for PT Cruisers, but they are a "classic" resource for fender skirts :

Bob's Antique Auto Parts - Impala and Chevy Specialist

FENDER SKIRTS— CHEVROLET FULL SIZE
http://www.rineboldparts.com/sitebui...internet10.pdf

FENDER SKIRT HARDWARE—CHEVY
http://www.rineboldparts.com/sitebui...internet12.pdf


CarloSW2

[cfg83]

Hello -

My co-worker friend has a PT Cruiser, so I did some rear wheel-well analysis :



The side view is from tirerack.com. This avoids spacial distortion and makes sure that everything is horizontal. I measured the top of the PT Cruiser's wheel well (28"), and scaled the tirerack image up so that every 10 pixels = 1 inch.

Here is what you can put on the PT Cruiser :

ABS REAR SKIRTS


If your rear wheel-well matches the curve of the PT cruiser, you may be able to retro-fit it onto your car. Obviously, the complex curves might make it non-feasible, but at least there is a *chance* it will work.

PS - It ain't cheap, $400 a pair, (1 eek for each Benjamin)

CarloSW2

[Christ]

Wow... 4 eeks?

I think I'll stick with sheet plastic and a heat gun.

[alohaspirit]

Im sure if you made the framework,

you could pay some bodyshop guy $100 to glass 2 skirts

then you paint it yourself

[Christ]

You could make the framework from brake line, actually. It's thin steel, so it's easy to weld, and it's very easy to bend into a shape, as well.

[cfg83]

Christ and alohaspirit -

I know it's not worth the coin, but I am interested in the adaption as a mental exercise. I grafted the PT Cruiser wheel well onto mine in "TDC" position :



And then with the forward part of the wheel-well curve all lined-up :



Probably doable, but still better to make your own.

Just for fun, you see.

CarloSW2

[Christ]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Christ and alohaspirit -

I know it's not worth the coin, but I am interested in the adaption as a mental exercise. I grafted the PT Cruiser wheel well onto mine in "TDC" position :



And then with the forward part of the wheel-well curve all lined-up :



Probably doable, but still better to make your own.

Just for fun, you see.

CarloSW2

Carlos -

I see what you've done there.

The best idea is probably to line it up with the front lined up properly, since it appears to have more than 30% conformity that way. The rest could just be trimmed to fit away from the cover as much as would actually be necessary. I feel like the thing would fit rather cleanly, though, even on a different make.

[alohaspirit]

to me, that seems like more work

maybe its because you might struggle with fitment issues