How to convert Toyota Echo rear skirts to fit a P11

Tools needed:
Jig saw
Razor knife
Belt Sander
Heat gun

Toyota part #'s 76896-52901 & 76895-52901

Photos' of the finished product courtesy of Cryss@ http://g20online.com

For photo purposes On the second skirt I taped off all the parts that need to be cut and sprayed them white so you have a good idea what needs to go

    The fist thing you need to do is remove the top half of  the skirt.  The way I did this was by taking some blue tape and laying it down the skirt starting at the upper body line on the wheel well side and going about 1.5" below the body line on the other side, creating a nice straight line as a guide for cutting.  With this your basically your taking off more material the further you get from the wheel well. 

* I modified the design after the pictures were taken so it may not show as much as needs to be removed, but if you follow the instructions you will get the idea.*

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To ensure a straight line I cut about a 1/8" above the tape and left the rest for fine tuning.  Once the first cut was made I took some white spray paint and sprayed above the tape so when I removed the tape it left a white line.  Now all that's left to do is sand off the white with a belt sander.  

    Next you need to remove all the tabs from the inside of the skirt, they will only get in the way.  You also need to flatten out the rear part of the lip, removing the part that wraps under the echo bumper.  I flipped over the skirt so the bottom was face up. Then I drew a line so that the skirt continued straight all the way to the turn and then followed the turn with only a 1/4 inch lip  instead of the fat lip that is currently on there.  This will give it more flexibility, so it will follow the P11 bumper easier.

Next you need to hold up the skirt to the rear bumper and determine where you want it to end.  I recommend doing this on the passenger side so you can judge it by the exhaust cutout, and then copy the length to the driver side.  I took about 3-4" off the skirt, and I followed the same basic shape of the original end.  You may also see that you need to remove some more material from the top of the skirt to get it to fit better.  The angle it sits may make it fit the curve and the rear better so by tapering the top more it will sit higher and fit flusher in the rear.

You may of noticed when you test fit the skirts it's not quite a perfect fit yet, the last thing you need to do before paint is to position the skirts in place and heat them up so they take the shape of the corner and rear of the bumper better.  I did this by taping them in place and heating them and letting them cool.  keep in mind that these skirts are pretty flexible so with double sided tape down the top edge and the back they will take the shape of the bumper anyway, you're just making it easier to fit later.  you may also find later that you need to heat them while doing the final install, just be sure not to burn the paint.