So after a jacking incident last year my side skirt is cracked and has come away from the car.

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This may help.
From the Wiki, first microcat

https://allbrit.de/epc.cfm?PAGE=5010810&am...=EN#10176A

Price is ouch!!!!! sorry.

Clips and fixings on the same page. Just ensure I've got the correct model year.

Not sure if cleaning with IPA (isopropyl alcohol at least 90%) and a suitable plastic superglue would work. Depends if the glue takes, you'd need to test its strength of bonding on a small lenghth of the crack. Cheers
Richard

(there are no such things as an ordinary FullFat, an ordinary cat or too many tools)
2011 TDV8 Vogue Santorini Black
Gap IIDBT

If there is room underneath with it in place, you could glue a strip of reinforcing plastic behind the side skirt. It would serve to hold the split parts together and also strengthen the joint.

You might need several strategically placed strips. John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

You could try welding it with a soldering iron. I did my bumper a few months ago, can't tell that it's been split and it's still together.

Weld on the back side. Identify and cut off strips of plastic from a place where they won't be seen and don't affect the strength of the panel. Clean the edges and about 10mm either side, I used brake cleaner, nail varnish remover is good. Pull and clamp both pieces together. Use the soldering iron to melt the plastic each side whilst feeding in the filler strips.

By the time you have completed it you will be an expert.

You can buy a plastic repair welder off Amazon for £24.99 that will do the job. Comes complete with all the clips and attachments

rjff wrote:

This may help.
From the Wiki, first microcat

https://allbrit.de/epc.cfm?PAGE=5010810&am...=EN#10176A

Price is ouch!!!!! sorry.

I’ve got Overfinch side skirts… so add £££ to that price  Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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Cheers Weegie, FJ12Jagmen and Diesel Dave.

I have a soldering iron so will give that a go first. There’s no strength needed in the joints so a simple fix at the back should suffice. If necessary, those kits on Amazon can help especially with the staples.

I’d never have considered snipping a bit of unseen plastic to use as glue!  Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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( I’ve got Overfinch side skirts… so add £££ to that price )


I've a feeling your wallet has just left the building!!!!!!!!


Interested to see the continuing fight with, sorry, work on the FF. Cheers
Richard

(there are no such things as an ordinary FullFat, an ordinary cat or too many tools)
2011 TDV8 Vogue Santorini Black
Gap IIDBT

I have a pair and one side has a small crack in... Which side is damaged on your car?

Cheers Craig!
That was the drivers side now on the garage floor, but the other side also has some damage so ultimately they both need to be changed.

THAT broken skirt was from simply jacking the car up using the crappy scissor jack. It doesn’t fit the jacking point hole!

Which side is the good skirt you have? And how bad is the other side? Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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Ill have a look tomorrow and report back sir...

diesel Dave wrote:

You can buy a plastic repair welder off Amazon for £24.99 that will do the job. Comes complete with all the clips and attachments

So I finally got to a stage where I was able to refit my side skirts (I’ll post more on that later on another thread) so decided to give the plastic welder a go… and will say I am bloody impressed!

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Not the prettiest of jobs but the repair is where you cannot see so not bothered by that. As you can see the pin melts into the plastic and when set it’s fairly strong. I’ve used plenty of clips on both side skirts and late last night I fit them back on the car.

I paid £13 from eBay and am happy with that. Bargain  Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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Well, maybe it is a little noticeable… I forgot about my fix this side…

How about getting some satin black spray from Halfrauds after cleaning the crap off?.

There’s a bit of road rash exposing the primer at the front and a few other wear and tear marks. I’ll probably get it resprayed and corrected as part of that at some point. Any decent body shop should be able to do something. Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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