Yesterday i installed a some OEM GM 2nd Generation rocker panel side skirts.I bought these and my strut tower brace online from Shopchevypart.com.I saved myself over $500 off the dealers price.Over all i am very happy with the purchase and fast delivery.
Now i must say when i was originally looking at purchasing a pair of side skirts.I was going to go with the C7carbon or ACS ZL1 style skirts.Because i really love the look of the ZL1 with its factory skirts.I really wish GM made this a option when purchasing a vehicle.But they don't.
So after a long debate on which direction to go.I decided to go a different route and do something different.Now i saw these 2nd Gen side skirts while searching online and i really liked them.But i have not seen anyone with them installed on their car or really heard anyone talking about them.With that said i pulled the trigger and ordered a pair.
The install was pretty easy and straight forward.These rockers are made of ABS type of plastic and are in Satin Black.Its a two piece system with the first piece attaching to the lower rocker.This piece gets mounted to the rocker with 23 POP RIVETS! OUCH......I was NOT going to do that and i did NOT go that route.Because i could not bring myself to drill that many hole in my new car.Plus if did not like them,I could remove them without all those hole left in my rocker panel.So i used some double sided 3M molding tape to mount the first piece in place.For me the jury is still out on this tape.It sticks really well to the car's paint but not so much to the plastic of the mounting bracket.If I had to do this again.I would think about some type adhesion promotor to help the tape stick to the plastic.Even maybe scuff up the plastic with some 120 grit sandpaper.To gave the tape something to bite into.Once this piece is mounted to the car.The second piece just snaps in with clips and then gets rivets at the underside of the rocker.I did do the rivets on the bottom of the rocker.As detailed in the instructions for those will never be seen.
So over all i am very happy with the install and look of the rockers.The rockers look very much in place and complete the look of 1LE package.They match the Satin black of the front splitter and rear spoiler perfectly.Hopefully the double tape holds up to the test of time.Here are some pictures of them on my car.Enjoy
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