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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 06:09 AM
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Installed side carbon fiber side skirts yesterday. The fit was great!




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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 07:38 AM
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you need front parts for front.
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 08:14 AM
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you need front parts for front.
Like this?

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Which side skirts are those?
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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Here is the thread.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-p...y-to-ship.html
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OK I thought these were the C7 Carbon skirts. How hard were they to put on? Were rivets used and if so did you just have to drill into the fiberglass rockers only?
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Originally Posted by mastergunner
OK I thought these were the C7 Carbon skirts. How hard were they to put on? Were rivets used and if so did you just have to drill into the fiberglass rockers only?
Rivets on the bottom into the part of the rocker you don't see.
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Got it. how big a drill bit did you have to use?
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Got it. how big a drill bit did you have to use?
Around a 1/4".
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Sure look nice timd
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Sure look nice timd
Thanks!
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I like them...
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