LO_N_SXC
01-06-2006, 11:07 AM
By Request the infamous DA Integra side skirt thread, ok as many people may not know these are the details of what skirts are needed from what car and also very brief details on how to make them fit, the first one being the 94-98 DC2/DC4 OEM Skirts which are the easiest to fit since they share the same length on the sills as DA9s, these can be found at almost any Honda wrecker for a reasonable price but be ware that if you're paying more than $80 for the pair you're getting ripped off!.....
I have added photos on how to do this but please note that these photos were not taken by me and I also don’t take any credit for them, also note that the source of this photos is unknown since I got them of another forum about a year ago.
To start of with you have to remove the clips along the inner side of the skirt/s, this allows the side skirts to sit flush with the sills on your car.
http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/50/fd00e84d6ss.jpg
The next step is to sand them or grind them down with a Demel thus leaving a smooth contour on the inner side of the skirt/s. The described section has been circled in purple.
http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/1548/fd00e84c1wq.jpg
Once that has been done you should end up having something as in the photo below.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2578/fd00e84a9au.jpg
This next step can be done in two ways, one: you can have the top part of the skirt/s go into the gap between the door and door sill which will then require more trimming to be done, this involves trimming off enough material from the top part of the sill to make clearance for the guards as on the image below.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4140/fd00e8490xu.jpg
And two: is that you cut off the top part that would normally reside into the gap between the door and door sill and just have that sitting flush with the door sill just a bit lower so that you make way for the doors to open. This is by far the easiest but more time consuming option to take and also requires that you cu the top part of the skirts dead straight, just to make sure they sit extremely flush with the sill/s.
Once you have decided on which way to go the rest is very apparent but for those that are doing this for the very first time you have to screw both ends of the skirts, one on the inside of the front guards but note that the mud flaps must be removed if still attached since this is where you will be screwing the skirts, and the second spot being on the rear wheel arches, you will see what I mean once you have trial fitted them on after doing all the trimming and cutting.
The end result:
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8294/fd00e8401wx.jpg
Please note that I will be puting together a simillar thread for the EK sideskirts.
Cheers! ;)
Alex
I have added photos on how to do this but please note that these photos were not taken by me and I also don’t take any credit for them, also note that the source of this photos is unknown since I got them of another forum about a year ago.
To start of with you have to remove the clips along the inner side of the skirt/s, this allows the side skirts to sit flush with the sills on your car.
http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/50/fd00e84d6ss.jpg
The next step is to sand them or grind them down with a Demel thus leaving a smooth contour on the inner side of the skirt/s. The described section has been circled in purple.
http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/1548/fd00e84c1wq.jpg
Once that has been done you should end up having something as in the photo below.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2578/fd00e84a9au.jpg
This next step can be done in two ways, one: you can have the top part of the skirt/s go into the gap between the door and door sill which will then require more trimming to be done, this involves trimming off enough material from the top part of the sill to make clearance for the guards as on the image below.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/4140/fd00e8490xu.jpg
And two: is that you cut off the top part that would normally reside into the gap between the door and door sill and just have that sitting flush with the door sill just a bit lower so that you make way for the doors to open. This is by far the easiest but more time consuming option to take and also requires that you cu the top part of the skirts dead straight, just to make sure they sit extremely flush with the sill/s.
Once you have decided on which way to go the rest is very apparent but for those that are doing this for the very first time you have to screw both ends of the skirts, one on the inside of the front guards but note that the mud flaps must be removed if still attached since this is where you will be screwing the skirts, and the second spot being on the rear wheel arches, you will see what I mean once you have trial fitted them on after doing all the trimming and cutting.
The end result:
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8294/fd00e8401wx.jpg
Please note that I will be puting together a simillar thread for the EK sideskirts.
Cheers! ;)
Alex