Do I need fender skirts?

Kinja'd!!! by "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
Published 08/21/2017 at 20:39

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I mean, if I’m going to get any, it ought to be before I repaint it, right? So I can match them?


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Kinja'd!!! "C62030" (c62030)
08/21/2017 at 20:43, STARS: 2

Every car needs fender skirts.

Kinja'd!!! "$kaycog" (skaycog)
08/21/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0

I like the fender skirts.

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/21/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1

Right? I mean, ‘63 is still in the “not completely tasteless” window for fender skirts - it’s very nearly in the bullseye of “yes, skirts”. A brand new set is $168, and there are still sets of original Foxcraft ones in the wild for not too much more.

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/21/2017 at 20:49, STARS: 0

Your post was the inspiration for me to check prices. They’re readily available new, unlike Falcon ones, which were the last ones I looked at.

Kinja'd!!! "19JRC99" (19jrc99)
08/21/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0

I personally prefer without.

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/21/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 1

Well, they do install with little thumbscrew thingies and rubber seals. So, getting a set is by no means irreversible.

Kinja'd!!! "19JRC99" (19jrc99)
08/21/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 0

True. It is your car, after all.

Kinja'd!!! "Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
08/21/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 1

Yes, but for show/cruise. Otherwise run without for practical need.

Kinja'd!!! "crowmolly" (crowmolly)
08/21/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 0

Hmm.

Well, do they limit your wheel/tire combinations a lot? Just in case you want to run aftermarket wheels and modern rubber.

Kinja'd!!! "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/21/2017 at 22:06, STARS: 1

Skirts, Ranked

1. Fender

2. Bed

3. Circle

4. Pencil

Kinja'd!!! "Shoop" (shoopdawoop993)
08/21/2017 at 23:15, STARS: 1

1. Mini

2. Steak

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/22/2017 at 01:08, STARS: 0

No, I don’t think they fit the lines of the sedans as well. Yes, it’s your car and why the hell not.

Kinja'd!!! "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/22/2017 at 08:52, STARS: 0

The tires it’s got on it right now are Kumho Solus in something like a 215/75R14. Cheap, but not too terrible. The R-code’s had 15" tires on them, so had to use the 300's dog dish hubcaps instead of the full caps for the normal wheels. I don’t think a much bigger wheel would be in much conflict, given that the hubcap sticks out about an inch and a half, but I’m also not sure how much of an upgrade would make sense. 15x7 wheels with a raised letter Bridgestone type thing? I don’t know.