redtoycelica Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hey guys bought my car with these side skirts on it met wickie the other day and he says there are trd skirts but the tool that put them on has just screwed self tappers straight into the body if I where to take them off refurbish them would I need to refit properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 can you post a pic of where the self tappers are - are they fitted at either end - ie on the side (wheel arch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 When I did mine I had to add a self tapper on the rear wheel arch, otherwise would have just been adhesive, no appropriate screw there! Front was ok. Don't need them underneath mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 This is it attached to the rear quarter it also has selftapers across the kick panel under the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony188 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 to refit i would try tiger seal the whole skirts. then use small srews where holes are to keep in place untill tiger seal has harden, then take out srews fill up holes, sand then paint,like digs says you might need to keep one on the rear wheel arch ( i do ), the finsh will be a lot nicer mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yea was gonna put one round the corner so cant be seen simalr to a mud flap was hoping to treat and repair the rear quartrr before rust really sets in any other way to fit apart from keeping the holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowchinaman Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 omg!! shocking and brutal way to fit the skirts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) I no when I bought the car it was the first thing I noticed that and the rust patch on osf wing but car only cost 300 quid with 6 month tax and mot so wasnt to fussed thought fixer upper mechanically it is spot on just cosmetically run down but being an import to its got all the gadgets I wanted on my last one like folding mirror's climate air con and so on. And according to wickie he says that they are geniune trd skirts. Shame someone bodged them on. Edited January 1, 2013 by redtoycelica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassline Toad Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Weird why someone would bodge them that bad, especially being genuine. They're very simple to put on, they use the pre existing holes etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 So there should be holes under the skirt is there anything else I need to get in order to re fit correctly and look good gonna get front and rear spats to match. And it currently catches the door aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 So there should be holes under the skirt is there anything else I need to get in order to re fit correctly and look good gonna get front and rear spats to match. And it currently catches the door aswell. Anything like mine and there is no holes underneath, mine is ss1 though so did not get sideskirts as standard which may make a difference. Put mine in with screw as mentioned , holes on front already there and one hole underneath at back i believe, and then double sided grip tape along side, still on after 6 months pretty solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Could people post pics of there skirts lol sorry that made me giggle so I have a good base to check that I have got mine on correctly. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digs Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 If I can this weekend (only time I see my car in day light! ) I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 all you need to fit TRD skirts is normal mudflap screws and brackets at front and rear. some people think they need more e.g. mine has 2 screws in the door sills which have tape over them just now as i pulled the wood screws out but will need a spot welded in to make good the self tapers in the upper part behind the door serve no purpose at all unless they are badly made fibreglass skirts you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Is this Celica a Gen 6? Post a pic of the full side skirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Is this Celica a Gen 6? Post a pic of the full side skirt. yeah thats a 6 dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 This is the skiry side sorry bout qaulity will see if I can get a better one when on lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planc Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Absolute sinner for using screws, I would remove the skirts and get the holes rust treated and filled then refit skirts without the ghastly self tappers. I even dislike when people fit a self tapper at the rear of fibre glass skirts, it's in the wheel arch for gods sake, there is gonna be water and crap flying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombrady Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 This is it attached to the rear quarter it also has selftapers across the kick panel under the door. Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtoycelica Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) I know just another thing to do well at least it runs well and yea im gonna take the holes off treat any rust there quick spot weld the holes flatten and paint then refurb the skirts as I reckon he ripped them off at sone point and just thought a screw here another scree here I counted a total of six screws 2 straight in the side and another 4 under the door were the kick plate is going straight into the top of the sill. Also is there spos to be a bit of rubber that runs alo g the top of the skirt to finish it off or is it spos to just fit flush as is. Edited January 3, 2013 by redtoycelica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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