coming out of the local tower carpark i have cracked and split my sideskirt, i am not happy, i hate speed bumps, never usually have any problems, went over it at about 2 mph and heard it scrape and crack at the back, gutted is the word.

how much do we think it will be to fix the prblem, it is only cracked about 2 inched and has the smallest of holes, about 3mm by 1/2 inch. should be able to just put filler in and respray i would imagine would you all think?

i cant beleive it, i HATE DAMN SPEED BUMPS!!!

here is the damage, its blurred but you can get the just of it, im gonna see my bodyshop man tomorow, see if he can/ will fix it, if he wont then im afraid that i will be doing it myself, should be easy enough, some body filler in the hole, its just the crack that i dont know how to fix.

Dale,

Sorry to hear of your missfortune.

Not too sure about how to fix, but get some measurements of the speed hump and then check it out against the 'standards'

I found this info on speed humps

The maximum legal height of a speed hump is 100mm, but the Department for Transport say:

"To limit the possibility of grounding, investigations suggest that road humps generally should not exceed 75mm in height."

Go back & check the height, if it's more than 100mm then you may be able to claim against the local council for damages to your car.
It's worth a try

DforT link if required http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/d ... 04796.hcsp

PS - I have amended the topic of this post slightly for you

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Some people are like a Slinky .. Not really good for anything, but they make you smile when you shove them down the stairs!

lol, sorry bout that.

just a quick one, this is for kris and anyone with the TRD kit, if your car didnt come with the large TRD skirts etc where did you purchase them from? as if i cant get it fixed then i obviously will need to buy a new one. any places that recommended that sell them needed!

cheers fellas!

Think the short answer is they are no longer available,
come up secondand from time to time, which was how I got my TRD kit, and that was bought as cracked.
I have never ending problems with my C-one front lip
spoiler living in the big smoke. Just has to look at hump or a steep camber and it scratches or splits. Good news is they can usually be fixed filled rubbed down re-profiled and re-sprayed, most good bodyshops can deal .

Oh the joys of 4 ownership.

Cheers Nigel C

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cheers, yeah im hoping it can just be repaired, if it cant then my dad and i arnt too bad at body work and such so i will get him to do it.
but im hoping that the bodyshop will be able to do it, how much would it cost for some place to do a mould do we think?

well, good news, it can be fixed, and seen as the front and rear spats that side are also craked or scratched im getting them done too. fully resprayed etc. there is a god, i realy didnt want to have no bodykit. but im happy now.

Good news that they can be fixed

I seem to remember that Stew Booton was selling moulded TRD side skirts and spats on ebay not so long ago. . . . If you want the details I can look to see if I can find his auctions?

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Storm Blue JDM ST205
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Some people are like a Slinky .. Not really good for anything, but they make you smile when you shove them down the stairs!

thanks mate, if id been on the computer earlier i wouldve but already booked it in and its off on the 1st of nov. been bed and sofa ridden for a more than a week