I am in no way responsible for any damage or injury caused by these modifications. WORK AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!
I’m going to make this short and sweet for you. And why is that? Because I like you! And because it is a very simple process to start with… unless of course you bought an Erebuni kit or a knock off.
Anyway, lets start by fitting a front bumper spoiler.
- Remove the stock bumper and mark all the hole locations on the new bumper. Make sure you are accurate, which means you may need to do a few dry runs to be sure. Find a drill bit that is approximately the same thickness as the hole in the stock bumper…which 9 times out of 10 will be a 1/2″ drill bit.
- Very slowly drill into the new bumper. If this is a fibreglass bumper, be extra careful not to chew up the fibre weave too much, but it will happen a bit.
- Fit the bumper to the vehicle and secure it in place using the stock bolts, snaps and whatever the stock bumper used to secure itself to the upper radiator support (core support). Be sure to secure the screws in the fender/tyre wall area. On some kits you can slide underneath and secure the bottom of the bumper to the underside of the car with two more screws. This is rarely necessary and most kits don’t even have the depth to do this, so don’t bother if you can’t.
Your front bumper should now be secure to the car.
- Now for the rear bumper, it’s the same process, so I won’t go into it. Just follow the same principles and steps above and you should be fine.
Now for side skirts, life can be simple if you have a decent kit, or it will be hell if you bought crap!
- Dry fit the side skirt to the car and hold it in place with a light hand to see if all of it will fit flush with the side of the car or if it buckles and leaves gaps. If its a decent fitting piece, you can proceed, if not…go see a local body shop for custom work to make it fit.
- So, if it fit, call a buddy over to the house, have a few beers, and then get back to work.
- Have your half lit buddy hold the skirt in place and drill one screw on either end of the side skirt in to the inside of the fender wells.
- Now open the car door, and attach 3 more screws into the side skirt from above, but make sure it’s far enough back towards the doorsill that the screw head is not visible when the door is closed.
And that’s it once those screws are in. The skirt is done. Now go do it to the other side in the same steps!
Oh, if the kit does not fit properly, it means it was most likely a copycat kit or a crappy mold. You can call the manufacturer and complain and see about having a replacement sent, but most likely you are S.O.L. and will have to go to a body shop.
Good luck!
