Loose sideskirts

[ex-Chinese Dave]

The side skirts on my Cup are loose at the front and I'm guessing its because of owners not able to jack it up correctly (the usual jacking point bending is evident). There is a retaining screw on the inside of each arch which is tight and in the correct position but there's a bit of wear in that area. The skirts are tight along the middle and at the back. The problem seems to come from the first couple of riveted brackets not gripping the top edge of the skirt.
Has anyone had the same issue and did you need new brackets or did you just re-rivet them in a slightly higher position?

 

[Mr Squashie]

Following because mine are the same. I tried kicking them which didn't work, so I'm now out of ideas

 

[Mr Underhill]

If you take the skirts off, then put some time into straightening the jacking points, it’ll all go back together nicely and look straight.

The drivers side jacking point on mine wasn’t the best and looked like yours. Looks pretty straight now.

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Did you use heat to straighten the jacking points or just bend them back with a hammer etc?

 

[Matt Cup]

You don’t need heat. They bend easily enough.

 

[Mr Underhill]

Did you use heat to straighten the jacking points or just bend them back with a hammer etc?

I used some mole grips to bend the metal back, then slowly refined it using a metal block and a dolly hammer. It’s not perfect and still plays with my OCD 😂 But it’s straight and rust free.