Side strip removing

[bashy]

How should I go about taking the side strips of? Going to get them colour coded. Thanks

 

[rashcupra]

you may be able to remove them but refitting them is going to look pants! as they are stuck on! think there about £20 odd quid for both sides (4 mouldings) so buy new ones and then take old ones off and respray new ones and then stick them on to take the old ones off get a credit card or something flat and plastic and work a corner up get a grip on lifted edge and pull off the car dont pull to hard dents can be made!

 

[davels]

try heating them up a bit with a heat gun or if you haven't got a heat gun then use a hairdyer. should loosen the glue a bit, don't get too close though or you may scorch the paintwork

 

[gazjones]

seat heat them up to remove them when i had new ones painted when it came to fitting them hey stuck m y car in the spray booth and turned the oven on got pannel temp to about 30 degrees and pulled them off only a 5 cm bit out of all 4 had to be peeled off after!

 

[tasty_kebab]

With regard to heating the side-strips, do you reckon pouring some warm water over it would do they trick? Remember doing that for debadging and it was easy peezy.

 

[bashy]

Are they smooth unserneath? if so could I just leave them off

 

[gazjones]

they have locating lugs so there will be holes unerneath them

 

[Guinness]

always nice 2 have cheap bits 2 take the scratches 2 mate.

 

[Ibiza02]

a bought some new ones for my car just havnt got round to painting the new ones and taking old ones off they cost about £17 for all four i think and got some paint from work to do them in

 

[Cupra_Jay]

has anyone had the stripes colour coded by seat?? if so how much did it cost as i am wanting to get mine done. how long did it take them to do? a day?

i take it when you get it done you have to buy new stripes when this is done?

 

[tommmineh]

has anyone had the stripes colour coded by seat?? if so how much did it cost as i am wanting to get mine done. how long did it take them to do? a day?

i take it when you get it done you have to buy new stripes when this is done?

Yeah get it done by Seat if ya like bein had with ya pants down

Buy new 1s and take em to a body shop to rub down and paint.

EDIT- removed part#s

 

[justlivyalife]

6L3853536B 9B9
6L3853535B B41
6L3853515B 9B9
6L3853516B 9B9

These are the numbers gazjones posted for the side-strips.

 

[davels]

6L3853536B 9B9
6L3853535B B41
6L3853515B 9B9
6L3853516B 9B9

These are the numbers gazjones posted for the side-strips.

yup there the ones i used

 

[Chrome]

they have locating lugs so there will be holes unerneath them

You mean holes in the door panel, in the metal? So, if I want to take them off I must have the holes welded and the door painted? Damn, I wish there were no holes in the doors!

 

[wazb]

Originally Posted by justlivyalife
6L3853536B 9B9
6L3853535B B41
6L3853515B 9B9
6L3853516B 9B9

These are the numbers gazjones posted for the side-strips.

I thought there was only two parts os bith sides were the same?, abit of the moulding has chipped on the rear of the right hand side, any one know the part number for this?

 

[ChristianFR]

what the best way of getting the glue off after removing them?

 

[RaggedLob]

As said before, Hairdryer, bit of brute force, and some balls..

And yes, there is several small holes left behind where the locator pegs fit, always best to by some more

 

[ChristianFR]

brute force with what though? my finger nail?

 

[knight85]

haridryer....windowlene, and a cloth should get it off...gotta real put your elbow in...

 

[RaggedLob]

You should be able to get it started with the edge of your finger, that's how i did it, took a bit of patience and strength (neither of which I have)