MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 26, 2013, 10:42:59 am

Title: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 26, 2013, 10:42:59 am
Does anyone know the size of the side skirt bolts?

The bolt kit is over £20 from stealer. So thinking if I can get some bolts the same size will just use those..

Thanks
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: brookesb32 on January 26, 2013, 08:44:32 pm
Quote from: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 26, 2013, 10:42:59 am
Does anyone know the size of the side skirt bolts?

The bolt kit is over £20 from stealer. So thinking if I can get some bolts the same size will just use those..

Thanks

The skirt kit should include some metal square brackets that scre in to the car and them just some normal torx screws underneath and at the end so not really sure what you are referring to by bolts?
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 27, 2013, 07:24:46 pm
Quote from: brookesb32 on January 26, 2013, 08:44:32 pm
Quote from: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 26, 2013, 10:42:59 am
Does anyone know the size of the side skirt bolts?

The bolt kit is over £20 from stealer. So thinking if I can get some bolts the same size will just use those..

Thanks

The skirt kit should include some metal square brackets that scre in to the car and them just some normal torx screws underneath and at the end so not really sure what you are referring to by bolts?
there is a retaining strip... Does that literally self tap screw into the car then mount to that? (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F01%2F28%2F4u8u7ury.jpg&hash=78a04542fc48fb9144b7ffa40971c3862c31f1b8)
That's what I get from this picture anyways? Then number 12's are the brackets maybe?

Cheers
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 27, 2013, 07:27:39 pm
Has anyone got a picture of there side skirts removed and the brackets/fixings still there?

Thanks Aidan
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: brookesb32 on January 27, 2013, 07:58:31 pm
Ahh yes see what you mean, from what I remember when changing mine for colour coded ones, the long strip that it clips on was just screwed to the car. Some people just stick the skirts to the car, but to be honest for £20 ish you may as well buy the kit
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 12:12:23 am
took mine off the other day.... no 12's that I can remember....
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 28, 2013, 12:30:09 am
Quote from: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 12:12:23 am
took mine off the other day.... no 12's that I can remember....
you got a pic of them off have ya? Could do with a pic to get a idea on what the crack is when I am going to fit them.

Cheers
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: Carson_A on January 28, 2013, 12:24:47 pm
Must keep note of this!
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 01:10:23 pm
Quote from: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 28, 2013, 12:30:09 am
Quote from: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 12:12:23 am
took mine off the other day.... no 12's that I can remember....
you got a pic of them off have ya? Could do with a pic to get a idea on what the crack is when I am going to fit them.

Cheers

i can get you a pic of the sills, but the skirts are at the body shop... they aint the easiest to get off its mainly the 3m tape... I found it best to very carefully take a blade and slice the 3m stuff to ease the sides off... even then one did get a little damaged...
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 28, 2013, 08:11:30 pm
Yes that's fine mate a picture of the bits that are underneath the skirts while they are off is exactly what I'm after.

Just after an idea really. But anyone who has a picture of the car with the skirts off would be ace. Thanks chaps
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 09:45:25 pm
have a read through this:

http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22273 (http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22273)

I used it to remove mine... I reckon he was pretty lucky though... as the tape on mine was a barstool to remove....
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: brookesb32 on January 28, 2013, 10:16:02 pm
I didn't find the tape hard to remove - you may have been unlucky. I found two people helped as one can cut the tape whilst the other pulls from one end upwards and outwards until the other end. I don't think pulling straight up would work as well - as shown in the guide  :happy2:
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 28, 2013, 11:05:51 pm
Quote from: chowgar on January 28, 2013, 09:45:25 pm
have a read through this:

http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22273 (http://www.golfmk5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22273)

I used it to remove mine... I reckon he was pretty lucky though... as the tape on mine was a barstool to remove....

Thanks mate. Exactly what I was after.

Thanks bud. Love this forum it's so useful.
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
Post by: A1dan2.0tdisport on January 31, 2013, 05:03:42 pm
So iv ordered the complete fixing kit for the side skirts and wow they are expensive.

£48 to be precise.

And here is a list of parts on a picture for anybody's future reference.(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F02%2F01%2Fy4yvu7yz.jpg&hash=666c11fa680b6f697627ebb2ce375872f8b88267)
Title: Re: Gti side skirt bolts.
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