SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Decided that this weekend seen as I had a free one and it's not too cold I'd fit my Shine Amuse Side Skirts which I bought in October. I must admit they do look good - apart from how dirty the car is. Managed get all the body side clips in and drill the end holes but then noticed it didn't quite line up by the back edge of the door no matter what I do the back edge is nowhere near being aligned. It must be 10mm out been trying to fit it for 4 hours. Is there anything I can do to reshape the part or do I need to get back in touch with the seller? Pretty disappointed to be honest I expected them to pretty much go straight on being Shine, costing a lot and after all the good reports I've read on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Will post pics later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 doubt there is anything you can do Steve, did you get them directly from shine or through a trader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greddy-Matt Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I had a similar problem with some shine nismo spats, the fit was very iffy where it met the bumper, the bodyshop managed to reprofile then a bit and had to use flexible filler, the end result isn't perfect but certainly miles better, take em to a bodyshop and see what they say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 doubt there is anything you can do Steve, did you get them directly from shine or through a trader? Thanks mate, not what I wanted to hear. Was hoping I could get the hairdryer out and reshape.. I got them from one of the Traders on here I had a similar problem with some shine nismo spats, the fit was very iffy where it met the bumper, the bodyshop managed to reprofile then a bit and had to use flexible filler, the end result isn't perfect but certainly miles better, take em to a bodyshop and see what they say Yeah I was thinking that might be what I have to do, pretty annoyed still to be honest because paying the kind of money you pay for Shine stuff it should be right and you shouldn't have to pay to mod them to make them fit. I might see how the other side fits tomorrow before moving forward, really worried about the new front bumper I've got too if this skirt is anything to go by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 i've heard of someone else having major issues with a shine front bumper, it is at the end of the day a copy and copies are never a straight bolt on fit, and would generally need the expertise of a body shop to fit them. i think what you get with shine products is decent fiberglass work, as in the fact that it is a denent thickness and a good gel coat finish. i've seen some kits you can almost see through they are so poor. might sound silly but does it say shine on the product its self? any branding marks etc? did the seller say it was a perfect fit? some times they have been pre fitted to check them, other times they are sold sttraight from the mould. my guess is that cann't be re shapped but what the bodyshop will do is bond it in place, this does make them some what permanent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Quite surprised by this post, with the OP on this one about paying a lot more for a shine product only to find yourself in a bodyshop forking out extra monies - over running by that much I would send it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 doubt there is anything you can do Steve, did you get them directly from shine or through a trader? Thanks mate, not what I wanted to hear. Was hoping I could get the hairdryer out and reshape.. I got them from one of the Traders on here Sorry for the bad news, a decent body shop may be able to resolve. If I were you I would pick it up with the trader ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I am the full shine kit mate and where the sill goes inside the door you will see a hole - that bit should be attached to the body. I had the same issue on my sills. I could go take a picture but its quite dark - let me know if you want me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 *edit* just read cragus post speak to the seller and check all fitment instyructions if still a bad fit, take it up with them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 No mate neither the skirts or bumper say shine on them anywhere at all, are they supposed to. There are bits of the fibreglass you can see through especially on the bumper. I had to file some of the fibreglass away on the skirt to get it to sit flush at the back as you have to with most aftermarket parts but doing this caused some of the gel coat to crack off so I need to repair that too. I expected having to do some minor fibreglass removal but still expected it to line up for the most part. The more I think about the more annoyed I get. Seems like I've pretty much thrown away the best part of a grand....should have just got the Aerosync one instead. Looks like its straight from the mould there don't appear to be any fitment marks on it or holes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Cragus, If you could mate that would be awesome! Are you saying there is a screw going into the metal to hold it in place? I did think that was an option but it would be putting quite a lot of force on the skirt to pull it back far enough. Did you have these fitting issues? Thank you Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Hi Cragus, If you could mate that would be awesome! Are you saying there is a screw going into the metal to hold it in place? I did think that was an option but it would be putting quite a lot of force on the skirt to pull it back far enough. Did you have these fitting issues? Thank you Steve I didn't as my painter fitted them - I'm too much of a DIY noob. I had the same issues though mate - I will go take some snaps now. Two mins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Excuse the dirt just now - I'm ashamed To get them sitting straight this was required Once fitted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks mate, yours also seems to fit very similar to mine in that area Really don't fancy putting a screw into the chassis though, to hold the skirt in place. I also don't think with these kinds of products you should have to do that. Just one more thing when your parts came we're they pre-drilled And did they have any markings, stickers etc to show they were shine parts? Thanks again, PS car looks mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I noticed the remains of two double sided sticky foam pads in the last pic. I remember having to replace these on my OEM skirts when I fitted my Chargespeed skirts. Nissan use double sticky foam pads to locate them, hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Yeah mate it's the last little bit of the OEM sticky pad that wouldn't come off. These are so far out a new sticky pad wouldn't hold them I wish it would.... If these are gonna go on its gonna be a screw or a bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 have you managed to contact the seller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I've sent the seller an email mate just awaiting a response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Well after yesterday's skirt debarkle I decided I should wash the car today and get something productive out of the weekend: However unfortunately where the car got egged last week the paint is badly scratched with a circular scratch peppered with smaller circular scratches I assume from where the egg shell dug into the paint as it shattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 You could try some swirl-x to see if that helps Car looks nice ... did mine yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'll give it a go mate. , never used that before thanks Love washing the car on cold days the polish and wax look awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Swirl-x is fairly hard work unless you have a polisher Let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 PM replied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 a machine polisher is your best bet, either with something like ultimate compound or swirlx. if they don't work, something like PB black hole glaze can help. it won;t fix it but hides fine scratches very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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