Aero kit fitment issue -- Let MMNA know about it
Sep 9, 2009, 01:30 PM
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Mitsubishi released a technical service bulletin for repair of the side skirts of aero kit. I'd like to believe that the folks that complained about this on the Evo boards made this happen -- thanks!
I have a poor fax copy of it, and it appears to involve removing some tape on a mounting bracket and replacing it with a thinner piece of tape. The procedure only appears to fix the rear part of the kit, and does nothing to address the poor fitment at the front of the kit.
Can anyone post a clean copy of TSB-08-66-001?
The Mitsubishi part number for the kit is MZ314239 (Kit, Side Air Dam Repair).
I have a poor fax copy of it, and it appears to involve removing some tape on a mounting bracket and replacing it with a thinner piece of tape. The procedure only appears to fix the rear part of the kit, and does nothing to address the poor fitment at the front of the kit.
Can anyone post a clean copy of TSB-08-66-001?
The Mitsubishi part number for the kit is MZ314239 (Kit, Side Air Dam Repair).
Sep 9, 2009, 03:18 PM
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I posted it some time ago in this thread: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...w-how-fix.html
And here, in this other thread, you can find online the OEM repair kit used in the TSB:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...epair-kit.html
Hope this can help you.
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Sep 9, 2009, 04:01 PM
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i removed my side skirt removed the rivet, and the two way tape, cleaned the plastic tab and the back of the sideskirt, used some 3m double sided tape and epoxy stuck it back in place and put a new rivet in, the trick is to have the tab mount flush with the back of the skirt, so use some clamps to hold down the tap, now the side skirt fits perfect in fact better then drivers side, i am going to repeat this with the drivers side once i have enough time
Mar 24, 2010, 04:39 AM
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Thank goodness for this thread! I had my car for less than 3 months (2010 GSR/Aero) and the passenger aero is starting to sagg BIG TIME!!
I called the dealer and they are going to take care if it. Hopefully the repair kit will hold it up better..
I called the dealer and they are going to take care if it. Hopefully the repair kit will hold it up better..
Mar 24, 2010, 07:21 AM
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My passenger side skirt was sagging at the end of last year. I brought it to the dealership, and had them replace it completely. It's a little better now, but still not completely flush with the rest of the body. They say that because the skirt's bolted on there, there's nothing else they can do.
Nov 14, 2011, 11:11 PM
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This thread is almost 2 years old...
but since its bumped, worth saying that my car has 20k on it and the aerokit is fine. The sideskirts have even gotten scuffed a bit from unfortunate shoe contact, and there is no sag at all.
Only trouble is the passenger side rear is about 1/8" out as the result of an unfortunate curb incident and I am too lazy to remove and remount since its really not bad and is still secure. That would have happened with any skirt.
Personally I think the kit is great and totally worth it for the appearance boost.
Nov 15, 2011, 05:25 PM
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This thread is almost 2 years old...
but since its bumped, worth saying that my car has 20k on it and the aerokit is fine. The sideskirts have even gotten scuffed a bit from unfortunate shoe contact, and there is no sag at all.
Only trouble is the passenger side rear is about 1/8" out as the result of an unfortunate curb incident and I am too lazy to remove and remount since its really not bad and is still secure. That would have happened with any skirt.
Personally I think the kit is great and totally worth it for the appearance boost.
but since its bumped, worth saying that my car has 20k on it and the aerokit is fine. The sideskirts have even gotten scuffed a bit from unfortunate shoe contact, and there is no sag at all.
Only trouble is the passenger side rear is about 1/8" out as the result of an unfortunate curb incident and I am too lazy to remove and remount since its really not bad and is still secure. That would have happened with any skirt.
Personally I think the kit is great and totally worth it for the appearance boost.
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