Just thought i'd post this for any of you guys that are going to be fitting 2nd hand TRD side skirts and havnt got the fitting kit for under the car? I've been having a search since i got mine and think i've found something that will do the job? i've ordered M5 and M6 sizes to see which fit the best

I found some M5/M6 size WELL NUTS on EBAY that are made of neoprene that fit in the original holes and are usually used by Ducati Motors, The idea behind the WELL NUTS is that you can push them into a 9.6mm hole (the fitting kit hole in the is200 body is 10mmx15mm) so these are just slightly smaller than the original fittings by the look of it?

When you fix the skirts in place front and rear with the screws the skirt will stay in place and allows you to fit the WELL NUTS you push them through the holes in the skirt and into the holes already in the bodywork (you have to cut the underseal to show the factory holes) then insert the bolt/washer that comes with the well nuts and when you tighten them up they pull in and collapse from inside the body to hold the skirt nice and tight and also seals the hole being rubber, and if you ever want to remove the skirt in the future you just undo the bolt and the well nut will come out and can be used again (not like the originals)

Heres the info on them..



Simple to install

Place 'Well-Nut' insert all the way into the pre-drilled hole (9.6mm) until the flange is firmly against the mounting surface.
Pass the machine screw through the part to be fastened and tighten until snug
'Well Nut', a flanged neoprene bushing with a captive brass nut, is designed to provide a shock and vibration resistant fixing for engineering structures. This demountable blind screw anchor is suitable for applications of many kinds in many conditions, in materials from thin gauge metals to plastic sheet up to 16.5mm thick; a high rate of radial expansion even allows use in blind holes in solid materials.

Benefits:

Access needed to only one side of the workpiece
Used with standard metric machine screws
Fastens in blind, burr-free holes
Can be used in closed end holes
Will not mar prefinished surfaces
Helps seal out ambient moisture
Absorbs noise
Electrically isolating
Dampens vibration and shock
Helps prevent galvanic corrosion
Ideal for metal-to-plastic and other mixed material assemblies
Resistant to ozone and weathering in outdoor conditions
Suitable for marine applications
Removable and reusable


Not sure if the info will be of any use to anyone? but may make it easier to fit the side skirts if your stuck for fitting ideas and also means you dont have to screw through your bodywork

Can I ask where you got the TRD kit from mate because that will be my next major mod that I want to do.
And could you also take up some fixings with you for me when you come up.
So I'll only need to get the TRD kit.
Will give you the cash for them when I see you next

Not telling

Oh well then NO cakes for you then

Ok, i've just pm'd you

I know and i know what colour thay was

if you buy the side skirts from the dealer the fitting kit will come with them, but this is a good alternative

nice find chris. you always come up with a fitting solution matey.

i shouldn't need these for the rear lip though should i matey?? just some bodywork adhesive tape IIRC??

I know where you got them from Chris, and how much you paid for them

Good fitting solution BTW

No mate you wont need them for your rear skirt

Mainly posted it up as i know the fitting kit is very hard to get hold of, if at all?, for the side skirts unless you buy the skirts new from the dealer, so found something that would work with a 2nd hand set of skirts to aid in the fitting