Got these Side Skirts when I bought my car, previous owner said they are OEM Side Skirts from Japan. Don't think I will be using them but Im not sure what the value of them are. Any ideas? They look pretty rough and 1 mounting location is broken on both sides. See Pic.s

 

Ive seen them go for 250-600 depending on the condition. Based on the condition of your side skirts, I'd say the lower end of the spectrum.

 

Those aren't in terrible condition, I bet you could get ~$350 for them, maybe a bit more with the right buyer. There seems to be a bit of demand for them with a shortage of supply in Japan.

 

I would be interested in them for the right price. They would have to fully stripped to bare plastic and then preped, primed, and painted.

 

Original OEM skirts are not plastic, they are made from some kind of rubber material...not sure what exactly.

 

IIRC they are polyurethane with a small bit of fiber glass mixed in.

 

I have a set on my car, and FYI they are a BITCH to install. Also a bitch to get to hold paint, they're so soft. From the factory they're pre-coated with a factory color, and I don't know how well a set can hold paint, you'll need someone that's a real expert with a paint gun to get them to look right.

I really wish they were just fiberglass or something.

Dale

 

It's polyurethane, the same material as the bumper covers. They would need to be stripped and there are special fillers, adhesion promoters and flex additives that need to be used with primer and color. Not something that the typical DIY'er is going to be able to do.

 

Actually, they're not polyurethane - they're a solid foam. I don't know what the hell they are. They're not hollow, either, it's a solid block of foam with a LOT of spring and give.

Dale

 

OK, but it's plastic and the same material as bumper covers. Needing the same processes for finishing. I've been away from that work for a number of years but would still take it to a competent professional.

 

Thank you. I wasnt going to correct anyone. The stuff is easy to paint if you know what your doing. Obviously whoever painted these in the past had no clue what they were doing.

 

I have a great set of these on my car right now. They are a closed cell polyurethane foam construction if they are factory genuine.

If they feel hard or fiberglass-like, then they are not originals.

The closest way I can describe how a genuine set feels, is "like a week-old loaf of stale bread that someone has then wrapped tightly in pleather" IE when you poke them with your finger, they give about an 1/8 of an inch or less and feel soft.

To paint them, as I did to mine, you need to use a special flexible primer for plastic & bumper parts followed by the colour coat which also has some plasticizer/flex agent mixed in. Otherwise the paint flakes off in sheets the moment they bend. Putting them on the car requires two people ideally- so they don't get accidentally bent or folded or droop down, cracking up the paint.

If they feel fiberglass hard, they are fakes.