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damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:31 PM
Well I found that my unpainted unprimed and unfitted side skirt got cracked just a second ago so I am no longer selling it. Anyway, the crack is only 1/4" long and I'm wondering about how much it would cost to get that fixed. If anyone can give me an idea on how much that would cost to get fixed please let me know.

Thanks,
-Paul

Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:33 PM
The side skirt is a fiberglass bomex side skirt
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:34 PM
nobody has any idea?
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:11 PM
go to a shop... get an estimate.

Prices will vary from shop to shop, region to region...

No one's ever asked me in the 5 years I've been in auto body about something like that... so I couldn't tell ya




Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:17 AM
its only a 1/4" long? do it yourself, it will take like 10 mins



Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:13 AM
if its cracked make sure and drill the end of the crack

or it will crack again







Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:02 AM
good point, this way the resin will set in



Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:24 PM
actually you drill the end of the crack to stop it from cracking

its kinda the same thing when your windshield cracks , if you hit the end of 1 of the cracks , it will crack more , tell it meets up with another crack or the edge

the fiber glass will do the same thing , and once you drill it , it gets rid of the end of the crack so it cant go any where else







Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:43 PM
true and it also helps the resin to get in and around the crack



Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:50 PM
the lowest I could find a body shop to do this for me was $350-$400!!!! I dont know how to work with fiberglass or I would do this.
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 4:56 PM
most shops wont even do that around here, they hate doing fiberglass stuff. repairing it PROPERLY takes time...i.e. drilling the end, sanding it down, and reglassing. then refilling, and more sanding. at least a day or two worth of work.


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Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:11 PM
sh$t id do it for $50-75 and i live in Ohio, so actualy it might be cheaper to come to me! ha ha
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:08 PM
yeah when i had fiberglass side, i split mine from one side to the other, was a lil expensive to get fixed. urethane or ABS plastic.


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Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:50 PM
i'd do it for free jesus...

do a search on google for some fiberglassing info, it will cost you 10-20 bucks for supplies






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Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:55 PM
I think I'm just gonig to get a set of urethane bomex side skirts.
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:04 PM
fix it




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Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:26 AM
yeah dude, working with fiberglass is prety easy, just start doing it...youll see, its not that hard, and its pretty cheap



Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:59 PM
hey man im in michigan. if you come to me and buy the materials ill do it for ya and teach you how to do it. its real easy, deffinalty cheaper than buying new sides. im in clarkston Mi.




Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:59 PM
I went and got some stuff to fiberglass with tonight. It was pretty cheap like you guys said and not hard at all. Thanks for the help guys I appricate it!!
Re: damn!!!! my side skirt cracked....
Friday, December 09, 2005 7:46 PM
cool man, best of luck to ya. just folow the directions and you should be fine.




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