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Old Feb 18, 2016 | 09:09 AM
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Unhappy Side skirt options?

So im planning on going with orgin fron and rear fenders. but for 1, i cant seem to find an image of orgin skirts.
and 2, does anybody have a good website to find side skirts for FDs? i havent had any luck finding a good site for researching.

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Old Feb 19, 2016 | 12:06 AM
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never had any problem with them before. Shipping may expensive as parts come from japan. But they have plenty of options usually with pictures
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Old Feb 19, 2016 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by BNR34RB26DETT
So im planning on going with orgin fron and rear fenders. but for 1, i cant seem to find an image of orgin skirts.
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https://www.rx7club.com/interior-ext...ody-fd-770034/

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https://www.chargespeedusa.com/mazda...dy-side-skirts
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Old Feb 21, 2016 | 05:50 PM
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[QUOTE=Montego;12029459]Origin:

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ive seen this one but didnt think it was orgin as the skirts dont seem to fit too well with the fenders?
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Old Feb 21, 2016 | 10:27 PM
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I had to cut my rear over fenders to match the height of the side skirts and rear bumper. Initial fitment seemed poor as one side fit and the other didn't, but it turned out the previous owner had some "bodywork" done which made all the driver side fit a bit wonky.

My only issue with the Origin sides were they needed a good amount of shaving down to clear the door. I you don't get a good enough gap, you could scratch them opening and closing the door.
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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Tai-Lun
I had to cut my rear over fenders to match the height of the side skirts and rear bumper. Initial fitment seemed poor as one side fit and the other didn't, but it turned out the previous owner had some "bodywork" done which made all the driver side fit a bit wonky.

My only issue with the Origin sides were they needed a good amount of shaving down to clear the door. I you don't get a good enough gap, you could scratch them opening and closing the door.
thanks for the input.
how does it look now? did you fill the side skirt/ fender difference in width direction of the car and blend into one?
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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 02:15 AM
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I'm running Shine FEED style sides now as my Ronin front and rear fenders would require a lot of bodywork to get to fit around the new curves they create. To get my Origin sides to fit back then, they were shaved down quite a bit and some of the fender had to be cut to make them fit snug. Also because there was nothing left to mount the skirts to on the wheel wells, we had to make some brackets to get the front of the skit to stay flush. My wheels were too aggressive in offset and ended up breaking what we did and zipties came to the rescue. Stock fenders would have probably worked better, mine were heavily fire damaged and bent, so they were trashed.

If I didn't have the fenders from them, I would have gone with the Odula style sides with the carbon plates as I like their design.
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Old Feb 23, 2016 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tai-Lun
I'm running Shine FEED style sides now as my Ronin front and rear fenders would require a lot of bodywork to get to fit around the new curves they create. To get my Origin sides to fit back then, they were shaved down quite a bit and some of the fender had to be cut to make them fit snug. Also because there was nothing left to mount the skirts to on the wheel wells, we had to make some brackets to get the front of the skit to stay flush. My wheels were too aggressive in offset and ended up breaking what we did and zipties came to the rescue. Stock fenders would have probably worked better, mine were heavily fire damaged and bent, so they were trashed.

If I didn't have the fenders from them, I would have gone with the Odula style sides with the carbon plates as I like their design.
thanks for the info man. very helpful. how was ronin fenders compared to origin fenders btw? im considering these two choices and it seems that ronin is about twice more expensive!
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Old Feb 26, 2016 | 02:29 AM
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Ronin fenders fitment was similar to the Orgin kit, rears fit quite well though. Fenders are way wider, and quite different in design. They really change the look of the car, more then a lot of people want so it comes down to taste and wheel fitment on top of fitment.
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