vt kit sideskirt removal

1. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #1 20th October 2010, 14:10

   Im trying to take the left side off my saxo to refit it as its beginning to come away.
   
   ive undone the line of torx screws along the bottom. but cant work out how to take it off its clips that run along the side? any tips? cheers
2. char69lie Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Norwich Posts: 1275 00 Silver 106GTi

   #2 20th October 2010, 14:13

   theres those white plastic clips holding them in... but usually they come loose so people tiger seal or any other glues to keep them down for good... there usually a pain in the ar*e to get off if this is the case!
3. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #3 20th October 2010, 14:13

   its just the clips, but i cant see how i could cut them or anything, as they're hidden inside the skirt aha
4. char69lie Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Norwich Posts: 1275 00 Silver 106GTi

   #4 20th October 2010, 14:18

   have you got one of those clip removal tool (a long shot i know) but there pretty good or get under the car with a long flat head screw driver and try prize the skirt away?
5. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #5 20th October 2010, 14:20

   Nah. Just done a search and it looks like the tool is the only way i could do it.
   
   the clips are round a corner, so theres no room to get a screwdriver in. i cant pull the skirt away enough to make a gap either. damnit. might just bond up the gaps and do a bodge job
6. char69lie Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 Norwich Posts: 1275 00 Silver 106GTi

   #6 20th October 2010, 14:23

   ahh i was lucky i could get behind them at the front end of the car
7. user_34087 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Chelmsford Posts: 8662 8 Valve 'R.

   #7 20th October 2010, 14:36

   Rip the top out, break the clips, they cost £0.13 from Citroen.
8. user_7076 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2005 Milton Keynes Posts: 8504 Audi A1 S-Line, Mazda MX5 Kuro, Renault Clio 1.2,

   #8 20th October 2010, 16:26

   Thought it might damage the skirt.
   Solution was to get a metal rule, run it along the edge, and hit it with a copper hammer each time it stopped at a clip.
   
   Cheers Saxp
9. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

   #9 20th October 2010, 18:03

   just yank it off, the clip will just break, no big deal.....