joemkr

i just picked up a pair of side skirts for my 84 gsl-se and was wondering how most people go about installing them.
are they just screwed on like my front ground efx or are they glued on or something?
thanks
joe

BigJim

No clue, where in michigan are u

joemkr

hi bigjim
i am in manistee where are you?

MarkPerez

screws !! no glue. are they fibre glass or plastic and if you can try to find an area out of sight to place screws that way someone won't be able to take them very easy.
door jambs, door sills,wheel wells.

perfect_circle

i'd glass em on,(can you do that) i would, just because i always have to make things harder...

joemkr

they are fiberglass.
i believe they are the kaminari style/brand or whatever.
what about using pop rivits? like in the wheel well areas.
i would not option out glassing them on if someone can give me some of the pro's and con's of doing it that way and not the other way like with screws..
thanks for the input

perfect_circle

ive never done it, but this is what i can imagine. pros...better smooth look, no tacky screws. cons...you cant take them off to repair them, if you damage them. they may flex a little better, with just screws (not fixed all the way around) so if you went over something, it may give a little.

rotor vs. piston

I've "HEARD" that just normal flex can caus e cracks where you fiberglassed. I've read this also a while back on a manufacture site.

LongDuck

First off, I have Mazda Factory Race skirts (fiberglass) on my 84SE and I used 3 sheet metal screws in each fenderwell, 2 sheetmetal screws into the 'supports' that extend from the bottom of the skirt at the middle, and then 1 small sheet metal screw on the inside of the door sill where the top 'lip' sits. These are very secure and you could use pop-rivets if you really wanted to. I use pop-rivets on the rear spoiler since they'll never be coming out and I used a lot of them to make the rear whaletail very sturdy.

All in all, with an electric drill and all the right parts, you can have them installed in about an hour. It's very straight forward. Test fit first. I would avoid 'glassing them on, however, since the flex that they might see from you or your passengers bumping into them when you get in and out could lead to stress cracks where it's glassed, plus, you'll need to repaint it all after you glass them in.

As it stands, a straight installation with body color, or contrasting color, would look good and get you back on the road quickly. For about 2 years, I had the stock beige color on my SE with black front spoiler, black sideskirts, and black whaletail. Very strange combination, but looked pretty cool. HTH,

RotaryRyan

i put rivets on around near the wheel, and screws underneath