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door strips

by bigdaz1987 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:44 pm

how do i go about removing the door strips and strips on the bumpers i want to paint them and stick them back on
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Re: door strips

by Jamesyboy » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:45 pm

iirc the door strips slide off the clips, and the bumpers are arses as they have wee plastic bits that snap when you pull em off daz
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Re: door strips

by Fraz » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:45 pm

take bumper off and they are held on with star clip along the back ...and best order new ones to put back on
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Re: door strips

by Calibra_Mike » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:30 pm

I was thinking of doing the same at somepoint, but heard they are an arse to get off... isn't there a special tool to get them undone?
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Re: door strips

by GreyDJ » Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:46 pm

Fraz wrote:take bumper off and they are held on with star clip along the back ...and best order new ones to put back on


Where do you get them from?
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Re: door strips

by Fraz » Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:23 pm

GreyDJ wrote:
Fraz wrote:take bumper off and they are held on with star clip along the back ...and best order new ones to put back on


Where do you get them from?



from a person at a Vauxhall dealership
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Re: door strips

by GreyDJ » Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:41 pm

Fraz wrote:
GreyDJ wrote:
Fraz wrote:take bumper off and they are held on with star clip along the back ...and best order new ones to put back on


Where do you get them from?



from a person at a Vauxhall dealership


Thanks I'll try my local dealer. A body worker friend had told me they were virtually impossible to get so I have been reusing them.

To help getting them off I cut through one of the sides of the star washer with strong side cutters and twist. It makes them a bit easier to put back on as well. Doesn't seem to affect the grip.
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Re: door strips

by Phantom » Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:01 am

you will also find when sliding the side strips off you will break some of the plastic reatiners that fix to the body of the car, best get some spares but they're not cheap iirc
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Re: door strips

by bigdaz1987 » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:24 pm

cheers for the help guys :)
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