fitting bodykit using sikaflex?

[skygunner]

Hi guys, one of my friend who is going to help me with the front bumper and rear skirt from Xfactor recommended me to use sikaflex glue rather than drilling and bolting for installation? Is that gonna work? coz Shadows can't guarantee the outcome as well...

[Ozie]

"NO"

that stuff might stick them together well, but they will be flimbsy and still have a lot of movement.......

they need to be bolted on.

[Tarquin]

If you're never going to take it off, why not bolt it on as well as glue - as Shadows, and I expect Mitsu do as well....?

At least it will definitely not fall off then.....

[skygunner]

ah right ozie, but the idea of drilling up my new car just so scary especially without someone who really know stuff..

[Ozie]

yeah i know !!
but they will be permanent so you want them to be nice and strong.

just follow Shadow's instructions and you will be sweet!

[skygunner]

But unfortunately with zero knowledge in doing this, i'm finding it hard to understand the guide in practical sense >.< maybe i should just bring it to the workshop..

[Ozie]

thats the best thing to do.... to be safe if your not sure.

[skygunner]

By being quite new here in Perth, i don't really know any workshop who actually know all these stuff. I just have doubt that normal mechanic would just ruin it. Anyone from Perth got a recommendation?

[Ozie]

go to a local panel beater.

[skygunner]

Thanks mate! Will look into that, but i'm afraid i might wait for the evo x kit come out and fit them all in one go ^^

[Mizta B]

Panel or Body kit shop/Sikaflex and bolt-up then you can't go wrong
My CE had the kit fitted this way and never had a failure

[Nicho]

I fit Shadows side skirts and front extensions on my own with the help of a friend and yes you do need to drill and bolt them. It was a difficult job to do, mainly because the black marker stickers were a pain to use effectively but you can sort of measure and work out where to drill and even if you drill in the wrong spot, which we did, it doesn't matter because you can simply re-drill in the correct spot and it will be fine. The fit wasn't 100% perfect but we rushed the job and didn't really measure where we drilled because it started to rain while we were fitting and because shadow's gear fits so perfectly but the gaps in between the skirts and the car were tiny and i just filled them with silicon and it looks perfect. The fact that shadows gear fits tightly and perfectly means that it is difficult to make a mistake because you have to fit it correctly otherwise it wont fit. I personally wouldn't recommend using a workshop to fit the bodykit because it is a time consuming job and will probably cost a fair bit because of the time it will take to fit. If I could fit it again I would take my time, use the black marker stickers to get an estimate of where to drill then measure the skirts and compare the distance between the stickers to the actual distance they should be on the actual skirt and you will not go wrong. Just take you time and be prepared to do the job properly and you will be happy with the result. If you would like I can take some pictures for you as my camera was broken when I installed it and since then I haven't washed my car so I haven't posted pictures yet.

Hope this helps and doesn't confuse you. If you have any other questions PM me