Dave98SVT
CEG'er
Can someone tell me what is involved when removing a sideskirt and the best way to do this? I tried a search but I could not find any posts on this topic except for one that mentioned a tool needed to remove some clips.
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Removing a side skirt
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todras
Pretty fly for a white guy *cowbell*
No clips. Just pull all the plastic rivets out and pull the skirt out. Takes about 5 minutes.
qbcsvt
Hard-core CEG'er
How about putting the skirt back???
Just putting the plastic rivets back will be able to secure it properly??
- amyn
Just putting the plastic rivets back will be able to secure it properly??
- amyn
SVTJON87
Hard-core CEG'er
and should you use new ones Todd?
i have wondered this as well. i need to pull mine off a clean them inside and out. i know there is a lot of sand type dirt inside. how is got there i don't know. guess thats the 100k miles.
that and fix a rust bubble before it gets worse.
TheMexicanJob
Banned?
removal = jump crub.
B.Brattina
Hard-core CEG'er
I'm still trying to get one of mine to sit correctly 
RRT_SVT
CEG'er
under the skirt are little knob around 8 or 10 ? right?
really hide.
really hide.
Teal4Banger
CEG'er
Just to add to this (I just had to remove mine):
1)There should be a Phillips screw on each end of both sideskirts
2) There will be plastic plugs alone the underside of both sideskirts
3) The plastic plugs have two parts: an outer sleeve which is the plug and an inner plastic screw. The inner plastic screen needs to be removed first to properly remove the plastic plug. The plastic inner screws have a Phillips head and often are so delicate that they will strip out and not come out when turning them left. To help get them out, pry the two part plug out slightly with a flat screwdriver, then attempt to pry out only the inner screw, it should come straight out without much force (assuming you can get the screwdriver under its head)
4)Once the end screws and plastic plugs are out, the sideskirts should easily lift up and away from the car (sliding out of the metal guides which the tabs of the sideskirt fit into).
These sideskirts fill up on both ends with sand and road dirt very easily and should be cleaned out occasionally to reduce weight (about a total of 10 pounds of wet sand for me) and help reduce strain on the sideskirts. The weight (as in my case) will begin to warp and crack the sideskirt.
1)There should be a Phillips screw on each end of both sideskirts
2) There will be plastic plugs alone the underside of both sideskirts
3) The plastic plugs have two parts: an outer sleeve which is the plug and an inner plastic screw. The inner plastic screen needs to be removed first to properly remove the plastic plug. The plastic inner screws have a Phillips head and often are so delicate that they will strip out and not come out when turning them left. To help get them out, pry the two part plug out slightly with a flat screwdriver, then attempt to pry out only the inner screw, it should come straight out without much force (assuming you can get the screwdriver under its head)
4)Once the end screws and plastic plugs are out, the sideskirts should easily lift up and away from the car (sliding out of the metal guides which the tabs of the sideskirt fit into).
These sideskirts fill up on both ends with sand and road dirt very easily and should be cleaned out occasionally to reduce weight (about a total of 10 pounds of wet sand for me) and help reduce strain on the sideskirts. The weight (as in my case) will begin to warp and crack the sideskirt.
SVTcontourSVT
Hard-core CEG'er
Wow 10lbs?! Holy Schmoly!