L-Tuned Side Skirt Installation Help
10-29-04, 02:13 AM
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L-Tuned Side Skirt Installation Help
I just got the L-Tuned side skirts and was wondering how people removed the old push tabs holding the stock side skirts. Is there a special tool I need? I tried to remove one and it ended up breaking on me and it looks like the others will break too if I try to remove them. Also, will leaving the other end of the broken push tab in the metal frame of the car cause rattling when I'm driving?
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MIke
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MIke
10-29-04, 02:57 AM
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use pliers to remove them....some will break, and the other half will be floating around in there....its sooooo light....you wont hear anything rattling when driving...believe me.
10-29-04, 05:09 AM
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Also, a small jewelers screwdriver can be used to push in the middle hole which might help some but on most of mine I also had to use the pliers technique. A couple broke but I don't hear anything rattling either.
Also, a small jewelers screwdriver can be used to push in the middle hole which might help some but on most of mine I also had to use the pliers technique. A couple broke but I don't hear anything rattling either.
10-30-04, 02:08 PM
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I'm getting these too. I was wondering if they are stock replacements or do they go over the existing skirt?
I'm getting these too. I was wondering if they are stock replacements or do they go over the existing skirt?
Nope the Side Skirt is a direct replacement...I just got done installing some today, super easy...here is a PDF of how to take of the OEM Skirts.
10-30-04, 03:19 PM
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When i removed the old one, I broke almost every single one and left the remain parts inside frame.
Henry told me it's easy to just press the center but i don't see it's that easy.
Now due to the color issue on the side skirt, I have to remove them again
Hope Darral from lexus-parts will give me another bag of clips
Henry told me it's easy to just press the center but i don't see it's that easy.
Now due to the color issue on the side skirt, I have to remove them again
Hope Darral from lexus-parts will give me another bag of clips
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11-01-04, 04:56 PM
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Do the aero kits from Darrel come with all the new pop in fasteners?
I am still waiting for mine, they are being painted by Sewell.
BTW-Has anyone received aero kit painted by Sewell from this deal yet?
I am still waiting for mine, they are being painted by Sewell.
BTW-Has anyone received aero kit painted by Sewell from this deal yet?
11-01-04, 05:14 PM
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I didn't bother trying to pull out the old clips (total waste of time). I pulled the skirts straight down towards the ground and the old clips broke and fell out. I used a screw driver to knock out a few of the clip shafts that remained in the body.
Total installation time including removal of old skirts: 30 minutes.
Improvement in the overall look of the car: PRICELESS!!
Total installation time including removal of old skirts: 30 minutes.
Improvement in the overall look of the car: PRICELESS!!
11-01-04, 11:05 PM
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Originally posted by CinFulxGS4
What he said...
Also, a small jewelers screwdriver can be used to push in the middle hole which might help some but on most of mine I also had to use the pliers technique. A couple broke but I don't hear anything rattling either.
What he said...
Also, a small jewelers screwdriver can be used to push in the middle hole which might help some but on most of mine I also had to use the pliers technique. A couple broke but I don't hear anything rattling either.
Last edited by RayGS3; 11-01-04 at 11:05 PM.
11-02-04, 06:19 AM
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Originally posted by RayGS3
I can see there's a small hole in the middle but that's so small, just like a pin hole. Are you sure using screwdriver to push in will help it come out?
I can see there's a small hole in the middle but that's so small, just like a pin hole. Are you sure using screwdriver to push in will help it come out?
11-02-04, 07:45 PM
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I did the same thing as Tomtnc. Don't bother trying to save the clips, just rip them off. I had reservations about using this technique because the broken clips might rattle around in the car, but i haven't heard any rattling.
Ray- there is no way to unscrew those clips. Just rip them off.
Ray- there is no way to unscrew those clips. Just rip them off.