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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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i have a saleen body kit on my stang and it seems like the adhesive that holds the side skirts to the body is goin bad. it is starting to come apart at the corners. is there anything i could do to fix this that wouldnt cost much?
Old Apr 2, 2005 | 09:38 PM
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Arent the side sirts bolted on to the body as well?? Your best bet would be to take them off and rebolt them and put new adhesive on, that way they wont come off...
Old Apr 2, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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there should be bolts on each corner as well as a few throughout the middle. Perhaps one on the end has come loose.
Old Apr 4, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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There are always better adhesives. It's a pretty simple, clean off the old adhesive, clean again with rubbing alcohol, apply new adhesive, keep it dry, not too warm/cold and let it set for a few days. Adding new (hidden) bolts sure would help as well. How long have those skirts been on your car?
Old Apr 7, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Default RE: securing side skirts

thanks for the replies. i am not into doin body work, so i had no clue that there were bolts holding it on. i dont know how long the kit has been on. i think its about 2 years. the guy riveted it in the fenderwell, so i didnt really want to mess with that. ill take a better look at it and look for some more rivets/bolts
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