Integra Type R Sideskirts HELP?

[chelatino]

What up guys,

I recently bought an ITR DC2 which i am loving right now!
But i went to canberra on the weekend with a mate who was buying a shell, and the seller had a clean Dc2r which sideskirts that were very straight!

Hes car had 60,000kms and car looked brand new says he was the 2nd owner in Aus, everything stock but i couldnt help to see that hes sideskirts looked different to mine.

My sideskirts have a slight Curve in the middle? Were he's were dead straight.

Even though i hav seen a few type Rs with similar skirts to mine I was wondering, are my sideskirts fake? is that why they have a curve?

I have attached photos so you can see. Thanks guys :D


http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/4114/photouhe.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img19/1786/image1yr.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3198/imageunqq.jpg

[dorikin]

your sideskirts are optional OEM Honda sideskirts from the factory. worth a mint, same as the rear pods

[Johnie]

DC2 OEM OPTIONAL Side Skirts, worth alot of money.

[DTN]

Yeah looks like your sideskirts and pods are replicas. Heres how to you can tell, see the difference behind the fin part of the sideskirts that attaches to the body? The backing part doesnt go all the way up on the genuine set. Hope that makes sense lol

Replica:
http://www.gsmotortrends.com/images/Int9401TRSS.jpg

Genuine:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/JDM-INTEGRA-DC2-TYPE-R-OEM-OPTIONAL-SIDE-SKIRT-KOUKI-RS-ITR-DC1-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$T2eC16VHJGkE9no8h,J6BR!E1%28Q%28S!~~60_35.JPG

[chelatino]

Hmm ok so right now its 50/50 with the decision. I researched a bit about that fin on the end, and it looks as if OEM Factory hondas sometimes have it? My year model is 2001, does that make a difference?

[dorikin]

how can you see those parts from those angles in his pics, unless im looking at the wrong thing (the part that wraps around the wheel arch)

[DTN]

^yup that part sorry it was the first pic i saw on google LOL

[Giraffe]

does it have rivet holes on the top of the skirts when you open the door ?

the curve doesn't look oem...

[chelatino]

Thanks Guys for your help! I was at a car meet on the weekend and someone notified me that they are OEM Factory,.. but i will check to see if they have rivet holes once i get home.

Thanks for your help guys appreciate it :)

[Kelezzay]

I've been looking for optional DC2R side skirts for a while, and looking from the photos it appears that your side skirts may be replicas. The part at the end of your skirts don't sit flush as the OEM ITR ones.

Where the skirts sit flush on the body ideally means there the OEM item. I've seen replica skirts fit on a DC2, and can tell you that your skirts fit far better than their's. Also I refer to DTN's reference picture, and the curve in the middle appears to be more distinctive then the OEM ones, which have a slight curve towards the end of the skirt.

Hope that clarifies your situation.

[Harris]

how much do they go for? i got an oem optional skirt for 500 bucks 2 weeks ago

[DTN]

how much do they go for? i got an oem optional skirt for 500 bucks 2 weeks ago

genuine about $400-500, replicas about $150-$200

[EVLDC2]

I've seen people asking 800-850 for oem optional skirts lol dreamers.

[EVLDC2]

Btw are your wheel's JDM 16's? They look mint!

[mr-pham]

i just bought a pair for 550, as giraffe said probs easiest way to tell they're genuine is with the rivets along the top of the skirt that holds the clips. Not 100% sure but those look like replicas to me.

[crobaa]

My dc2r has standard skirts but when you open the door you can see a series of holes (with tapped threads), the look to be oem and the spacing is perfect, and their not just holes somebody has made with screws, actually a series of tapped holes. Did my car at one stage have these optional attachments?

[chelatino]

Just to clear up the Air, i have removed them all and by DTN & Giraffe's words, i believe they are replica's.

-They had a funnier shape on the end of them, fin didn't go all the way up
-Didn't have OEM Honda description inside.
-Whoever installed them had put Glue all over so they would stick, so i am sure they didn't fit genuinely and relied on glue to hold. (was a pain to get off -.-)

Thanks guys for your help even tho i delayed this msg :)
I will be putting them on sale soon only side skirts though, aprons have already been sold.