Painted Outer Trims On Doors

[bazzahpool]

I have a red ibiza 1.9TDI FR on a 54 plate, the painted trims on the outside of the 2 front doors and back quarters........

Are these standard painted because i have never seen another FR with painted door trims they are all black.

 

[Cal91]

No mate. I believe your talking about the rub strips?

These are colour coded separately and in my own opinion, one of the best mods done to an Ibiza.

 

[bazzahpool]

hmm i was thinking that, with me not seeing any others that are painted, do you know if it was an option when buying the car brand new?

 

[CJRamze]

Its not, Thats aftermarket.

 

[bazzahpool]

ah ok then thanx for your help

 

[chris4500uk]

As said, aftermarket.

Your not far down the road eh

 

[Cal91]

Yeah, it should have been an option IMO!

Yeah! 2 lads for Boro and a Hartlepool lad? Why has this thread been blessed? lol!

 

[bazzahpool]

lol, yeah local lad, i work for citroen too, so seat is a bit more involved as the reason im asking alot of questions lol

 

[WILCEY_FR]

Where can you get them painted? And how much does it cost?

So interested.

 

[knackerdecobre]

Where can you get them painted? And how much does it cost?

So interested.

Bodyshop? back garden/garage with rattle cans?

 

[WILCEY_FR]

How good is the finish though? Don't do bodge jobs.

 

[Cal91]

You can paint them while they are on the car (not something I would do personally).

When you pull them off the car, they will stretch and bend so they can not be used again. So you will need new ones and I think I remember someone saying they are £25 for the full set. They are held on with strong tape and have mounting points to keep them straight.

So buy some new from the stealers, paint them yourself with rattle cans (seems a good enough finish tbh) and stick them back on.

The rough texture of the strips will need to be sanded down smooth. That can be done with some fine grit sand paper. Just prime them, spray them and stick them back on.

You could pay someone to do it at a bodyshop but, is it worth it? You can do it yourself and it would look fine. But you'd have to be good enough with a spray can.

 

[knackerdecobre]

How good is the finish though? Don't do bodge jobs.

Depends on the prep

 

[neilob001]

if you remove these trims is there locating holes as im thinking of getting rid of them all together?
cheers boi's

 

[CJRamze]

There are location holes yes...

 

[Zappa]

You can paint them while they are on the car (not something I would do personally).

When you pull them off the car, they will stretch and bend so they can not be used again. So you will need new ones and I think I remember someone saying they are £25 for the full set. They are held on with strong tape and have mounting points to keep them straight.

So buy some new from the stealers, paint them yourself with rattle cans (seems a good enough finish tbh) and stick them back on.

The rough texture of the strips will need to be sanded down smooth. That can be done with some fine grit sand paper. Just prime them, spray them and stick them back on.

You could pay someone to do it at a bodyshop but, is it worth it? You can do it yourself and it would look fine. But you'd have to be good enough with a spray can.

I have a silver Ibiza and I want to do this.

Any guides or tips on how to get it done?


Never sprayed before so dont know all process to do this.

 

[neilob001]

yeah he is right with that! DIY is the way i had a quote from a body shop of £150 to high build primer them and all sorts!

 

[Zappa]

whats the process?

 

[zach225]

buy new side strips. sand the down, primer and wet and dry them yourself, this is what takes all the time, then take them to a body shop and if they charge you anything over £50 its a rip off lol.

then just remove yours yourself and stick the new ones on

 

[luke c]

get it done profesionaly i have done my own on my last ibiza you never get the finish you are after and it ends up looking tacky