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 Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:10 pm |
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Location: KENT
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Is there any way of fixing or hiding the ugly metal strip where you jack the car up?
The jack leaves bend marks in it once jacked up and it looks ugly?
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:20 pm |
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side skirts
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:45 pm |
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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i just paint my sills black with some hammerite every now and again, hides them from most angles...
although my car being slammed means you can't see them usually 
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 2:59 pm |
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And to avoid them getting any worse, don't jack the car up on the sills.
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 8:32 pm |
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hmm might paint them black... but as my car is silver might look stupid ?
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 1:33 am |
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| Tom206 wrote: |
Is there any way of fixing or hiding the ugly metal strip where you jack the car up?
The jack leaves bend marks in it once jacked up and it looks ugly? |
You didn't use a trolley jack under the sill did you?
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 1:56 am |
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| Edward wrote: |
| Tom206 wrote: |
Is there any way of fixing or hiding the ugly metal strip where you jack the car up?
The jack leaves bend marks in it once jacked up and it looks ugly? |
You didn't use a trolley jack under the sill did you? |
^^^^ what he said???
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 3:02 am |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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I have same problem, there proper shagged, god knows what the last people did to them lol
Started rusting now, going get rid of rust, bend them straight again, hammer right them up black ( as its black Under the car, less likely to see, )
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 10:55 am |
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| Tom206 wrote: |
| hmm might paint them black... but as my car is silver might look stupid ? |
like ben said, because they are under the car painting them black means you can't see them...
so no, it won't look stupid, my car is white and i do it
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