How To Take Side Skirts Out Gently? (white 95 855)

tolian2 · Post by **tolian2** » 29 Nov 2007, 15:55

passenger sideskirt is busted near the front wheel. It's just missing pretty big chunk where mudflaps usually would go.
Anyway I wanted to replace it and then have a few questions:

1) sideskirts for sedan and wagons r the same or not
2) I found 2 850 sedans at local junk yards and they are black and green, will check with the last one for color but do not have much hope for white so. Question is is it hard to paint them or how would it look like if they were different color for a while? too ugly?
3) what price should be ok. One junkyard with the green ones (in good condition) asks $25 per side. how does it sound?
4)how to take them out without braking anytghing?

thanks a bunch

Post by **sseir39** » 29 Nov 2007, 20:51

If you are speaking of the fender liner, there should be no problem with fit. Maybe some modification. You will need some pop rivits and Volvo has them at a reasonable proce.

tolian2 · Post by **tolian2** » 30 Nov 2007, 10:21

thanks, but it's NOT a fender liner.
It's the part that bolts(?) right under door on eacs side. It goes under the car from one wheel well to another and has the same color as the body.
they call them side skirts (that's the work I found on the net).
Here's a link to a picture

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-08-06 ... otohosting

please let me know what you think.

Post by **sseir39** » 30 Nov 2007, 13:09

We used to call them rocker panels. Standard rocker panels should fit from one car to the next with no problem. Thanks for the new education of part names.

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 30 Nov 2007, 14:47

Yes, those are called rocker panels over here in the states. Black on white may not look so good, then again, if you did more black on white elsewhere on the car, it might look natural and give your car a unique look. As for painting, yes, you can, but you would have to sand, prime and then paint to match to get things right. If you don't do it right, it will peel, especially since this is an area of the car that gets abused from small rocks, sand, grime and other road debris.

Post by **mwy** » 09 Dec 2007, 22:30

Any recommendations on removal of the plastic rocker panel cover? I want to clean up a little rubbing has removed the paint where the plastic contacts the metal at the door sill.