Fr fake exhaust trim

[Dave486]

Does anyone know how to remove the silver pretend exhaust trim? I’ve tried prying it off with a trim tool with no luck

 

[H Rafiq]

Do you have to remove the external grey part first to get access to it? You could paint it to match the rest of the bumper?

 

[Dave486]

Do you have to remove the external grey part first to get access to it? You could paint it to match the rest of the bumper?

I can remove the whole lower part via the screws but I was hoping just to remove the silver part to paint it on it’s own, I’ll have another go at it tomorrow to see if it’ll budge

 

[chembers]

Yeah I would want mine to be darker colour like the Cupra ones. Shiny fake exhausts stand out and look tacky

 

[Dave486]

Ok I took the retaining screws off the bottom part of the bumper so I could have a nosy at how to remove the fake exhausts to paint them, but the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze, there is 6 clips that hold them in place and there’s not enough room to get your hands or even a pry tool in, and removing the the bumper would be even more of a job as it’s held in with over a dozen clips and half can’t be accessed. I’m gonna just try and plasti dip it black while it’s still attached, I’ll post a picture when I get a dry day to do it

 

[H Rafiq]

Yeah, or mask it and spray paint them, then lacquer over them? The body shop couldn’t remove my rear bumper plastic trim when I wanted it painting (or it was too faffy as above) so they masked the other areas and painted it while still on the car.