by "citizennick" (citizennick)
Published 08/10/2017 at 11:18
by "citizennick" (citizennick)
Published 08/10/2017 at 11:18
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Undertaking my new kit on my own since every body shop in my area is busy for the next 3-4 weeks. Anderson Composites didn’t expect normal plebs like me to do it myself so there were no instructions of course. Sideskirts involve removing the rocker panels, and of course I can’t find instructions on removing them. Started pulling on them and then I was like “nah”.
I’ve said it before but goddamn are new cars a pain in the ass to work on. Not only did the bumper need removed I needed to disassemble the inside of the bumper. I’m to blame since I wanted all the nannies on the car because “dur can’t see out of a Camaro durrr”.
10 internet points to anyone who works for GM or a body shop and can hit me up with their instructions on removing the rocker panels.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
08/10/2017 at 11:34, STARS: 0
The majority of rocker molding fasteners are blind clips some of which are kind of designed to break.
My info isn’t always 100% thorough, but it looks like there’s five different types of clip fastener used, and not a single screw or bolt.
Do you have clip removal tools? They can be useful to get in behind a panel and pop a clip free from the body, reducing the chances of destroying the rocker molding itself (or where the clip mounts to the rocker molding) from the “grip it and rip it” removal method.
"citizennick" (citizennick)
08/10/2017 at 11:37, STARS: 0
Thank you for this. Yeah I got the tools, this will help tremendously on knowing where to put some pressure.
I might give it a shot when I put the bumper back on but I’m leaning towards waiting to have a professional do it.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/11/2017 at 00:28, STARS: 0
This... Is probably one of those things that waiting for a pro would be the better move.
Easy to fuck up? Check
Pain in the ass? Check
Time consuming? Probably
Paying for it to be done will be cheaper than paying for your bumper to be fixed after you break 10 clips that are “special order” and snap the bumper support that can only be made during a blood moon by a blind virgin.
At least that’s how I see it. But I’m not very mechanically apt so YMMV
"citizennick" (citizennick)
08/11/2017 at 01:29, STARS: 0
Usually do but I didn’t want to wait 3-4 weeks after already waiting 2 months for these parts! Bumper went together smoothly thankfully.