11-02-2013, 08:14 PM
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Rear skirts finished up!
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11-02-2013, 09:34 PM
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Looks great! How'd you attach them to the car?
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11-06-2013, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by HydroJim
Looks great! How'd you attach them to the car?
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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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11-06-2013, 09:08 PM
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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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11-06-2013, 09:14 PM
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I'm also interested to see how you made everything work.
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11-07-2013, 12:07 AM
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Nice job! They look really good.
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11-07-2013, 01:26 AM
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Look better than mine. Wanna see your pics of the install so I can improve mine.
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11-07-2013, 11:35 AM
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that looks slick, I like it.
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11-07-2013, 03:56 PM
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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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11-08-2013, 08:46 PM
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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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