On my car I've got these aluminum sideskirts, I haven't seen anyone else's car have these. Were they an option or dealer or just someone with some skills in their garage?

 

idk but someone with those kind of skills would have fixed that fender

 

They were a dealer option and the correct name I believe is "Rocker Panels". :-)

 

yeah my 82 parts car has them watch them they can trap water behind them and rust just one of the reasons its a parts car

 

Hmm, I like them but seeing as it was last running in 1996 I really don't want to know how aweful it really is.

I did that fender, it was creased over the wheel (you can see where it goes light all of a sudden) and when I leaned against it to remove the A/C the door wouldn't open. I went apeshit, I'm 6'5", there is no way I'm climbing in and out of the passenger side to save a fender.

There aren't any door dings on the rest of the car, there is rust, hence the name but for $200 you can't say no.

 

can you post a more up close pic of the mouldings? if it doesnt say RX-7 on them, they may not be the real mazda moulding....

 

no where on them did it say RX7 so they must be aftermarket. The rust seemed to not really be present there.