This Mod Should be one of the first you do to make the Fiesta look better, and i think you will agree, we're right.
In this little guide we show you how to stick and rivet on a XR2i Body Kit onto a standard Fiesta.
Tools Needed:
sealant/bonding (i recommend tiger seal or sikaflex) with gun
Drill with drill pieces for metal
1 roll of wide masking tape
Roll of tissue
Bucket of warm water
Rivet Gun/
Minimum of 4 G-clamps (plastic ones if possible as they are lighter)
Grinder
Parts Needed:
Rivets (i used original ford ones, available from ford for £6.54)
XR2i Kit Complete (4 arches and 2 skirts)
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Sleek!
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What you are aiming for
Nice
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1. Grind off any of the original mounting metal studs on the back of the kit as they will have snapped off,
but will have left a small amount still there, this will stop the kit mounting flush.
With the studs removed, start to paint the kit to the same colour of your car,
simply key the surface back with fine sand paper, then spray with primer a few times.
Now spray with the colour of your car, allowing each coat to dry then add about 3 more coats, so thats around four coats of paint.
finally Lacquer it to make it shiney and to provide a durable finish.
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2. Ok start by laying you kit out on a smooth surface to avoid scratching,
then 1 by one hold the each part against your car in place to see if it goes well against the body,
the smaller arches are your front ones and obvously the other 2 larger ones are the rear then you got your skirts.
Starting with the front i held the arch in place and masking taped it in place while a drilled a hole
in the body at the bottom near the door where your hole is in the arch, then I riveted it in place.
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4. Might be a idea to have some masking tape torn off and ready to apply (stick it somewhere on the car witin reach)
You can still move the arch about (up and down and towards you) enough to squeeze
some sikaflex all along the arch including the little humps that run along the inside of the arch.
Once you have got a sufficient amount on there push it againt the body and mask it up tight again the body of the car,
you might need to use one or two of your clamps here, if so use em!
If you get any of the glue on the car where you dont want it get some warm water and attack it with a cloth straight away
as it wont come off if it sets, so could be a idea to keep the bucket of water and a cloth close to hand.
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5. Repeat this for the other side and then the rears (rivet the rears where the jack cover are).
Make sure you mask it up well and check to make sure its stuck tight.
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6. Now the skirts... alot easier, slot one end in to the front arch and the other end
just sits on tope of the rear arch, line tem up untill you are happy then mask it up to hold it
(I found i had a half inch gap between one of my arches and the skirt but still looked fine.
Once your happy and have it masked up, start with drilling your 4 holes for the rivets
(holes are already in skirts so it would just be the car) once done go ahead and rivet it in.
Repeat this or the other side... rest assured they will not be falling off!
Its up to you how you do under the skirts.. either self tappers or rivets,
i have not got round to the underside of mine yet but its not noticed and they dont hang down at all.
Make sure you leave the arches tapped up for 24hrs to allow for the sikaflex to dry.
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7. Remove the tape and clamps after 24-48 hours and the end result is amazing, from bog standard base to XR2i in 24 hours
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There you have it, Thanks to Craig Carter for providing this guide, may it be the first of many.
Hope this guide is of some help.
Guide Written and © On 14th April 2006 by Craig Carter for www.fiestaguides.co.uk
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