Cheap Mercedes-Benz Vito Side Skirt

Side skirts are not part of the standard factory bodywork on the Mercedes-Benz Vito van — the Vito is a commercial panel van and minibus that does not come with side skirts as original equipment on any variant. What you may be thinking of are aftermarket side skirts or side styling bars, which some owners add for cosmetic purposes. If you've seen them on a Vito, they will almost certainly be aftermarket fitments rather than genuine Mercedes-Benz parts sourced from a breaker.

Because side skirts were never fitted to the Vito as factory original equipment on any generation or trim level, you are very unlikely to find them listed by a breaker as a genuine Mercedes-Benz part. Breakers sell parts removed from vehicles, so if the original vehicle didn't have them fitted, they won't be in the salvage supply. Your best route is to search aftermarket suppliers or body kit specialists rather than a used-parts marketplace.

The Vito has run across three main generations in the UK: the W638 (1996–2003), the W639 (2003–2014, facelifted around 2010), and the current W447 (2014–present, facelifted around 2020). However, because side skirts are not genuine factory-fitted Mercedes-Benz components on any of these generations, any skirts on a Vito you've seen will be aftermarket additions, and fitment compatibility is determined by the aftermarket kit manufacturer rather than Mercedes-Benz generation boundaries. Check with the aftermarket brand directly for cross-year compatibility.

For genuine breaker parts this question doesn't arise, as Mercedes-Benz never fitted side skirts to the Vito as standard on any body style or wheelbase. If you are sourcing aftermarket side skirts, the body style and wheelbase can matter depending on the kit, so you should confirm this with the aftermarket supplier for your specific registration rather than assuming a kit designed for one body style will suit another.

It's possible — some Vito variants, particularly Tourer models, have plastic lower sill or door moulding trim that could be mistaken for side skirts. These plastic lower body mouldings do vary between the W639 and W447 generations and may differ across facelift boundaries, so confirm the exact part against your registration with the breaker before ordering. Engine, roof height, and wheelbase do not affect whether these mouldings fit, but generation and facelift period do matter.