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How does the side skirt clip on?

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#1 · (Edited)
How does the side skirt clip on? Front Grill stuck!

So, my side skirt hit a rock at my cabin. I've been there for 18 years and still forgot their is a big rock in the driveway and forgot to go around it.

Anyhow, the side skirt is coming off.

I can see a bunch of white clips..

How does it go back on?

If the clips are broken, I get a new side skirt - do I have to do MAJOR work?

Like if the clips broke, then I'm screwed and would need to put new doors on - because they have clips.

That was just an example above.

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Also, the screw for the front grill is stripped. This car was probably beat to shit and not maintained, as someone said earlier.

Anyhow, what do I do?

Do I need to buy another front bumper?

If I do need to buy another bumper, I can just probably find a small drill bit and drill it out - right?
 
#4 ·
yeah my right side skirt was falling off ( never hit anything :dunno: ) but my side skirt had a bunch of plastic pop pins, that are made to go in and not come out, so i took off the two screws for the cover at the front of the side skirt, and just pushed it back in (may have kicked it a few times for good measure) then put the cover back on so that it goes over the side skirt to help hold it on, and screwed it down. So I would assume your pins have stayed in and thats what the other side of the pins look like, have you looked on the inside of the side skirt for spots where they attach?
 
#5 ·
the clips are those push in plastic ones, yours are still pushed in, they just came off the side skirt. follow the perimeter all the way around the skirt and remove any screws and bolts holding it on then pull firm but don't yank on the top to get the plastic things out, then pull out the ones left in the car and put them back on the skirt then put skirt back on car. there are screws underneath and maybe on the front of the skirt
 
#7 ·
If any of them break while you remove the skirt the auto parts store carry them. They look like door panel clips.