glenandemm wrote:Brilliant thanks for the advice mate, can I ask why use the black foam strips in you can use the bonding stuff like sikaflex or tigerseal etc?
Is there much hole drilling to be done in the body too for the sideskirts etc, i’ll definately search for the fitting kit too pal as I fitted some to my mk7 and they wasn’t great drilling into the edge of the sill with those!
I placed the foam strips on the edge that contacts the van completely because it stops sikaflex/pu18 bleeding through, and it leaves a nice clean edge and also where the kit undulates being grand not prefect it bridges the small uneven surface, and it sticks the kit to the body which helps it all to bond.
Just make sure you put a decent bead of sikaflex below the foam so it squashes onto the body correctly.
I did the whole kit this way and like it, there's nothing worse than seeing sealant gloops or wavey sealant lines or gaps, a nice uniform edge looks factory.
You need the 3m cleaning wipes though to help the foam stick like glue on both edges.
The sills are easy as the fitting kit holds the sill edge on and the top is foam and sealant then 1 rivet at the front and 1 at the back, then the front end cap sealant and rivet.
I had nothing bar rivet and sealant to do the mk7 skirts and it was God awful. And trying to wipe sealant off bits it shouldn't be on.......
That's my way of preferring to do it anyway. 1 man and dad easy (that's with the kit pre painted and fitted with no prep)
Might not matter if it is all being painted on and filler etc.