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9th January 2020, 20:00 | #1 |
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Chrome sill trims fitting
Easy access to the inner areas of the sills on our cars would be useful for regular anti-rust treatment.
Having my exterior sill trims off at the moment, I'm considering blanking off most of the holes for the trim clips and drilling 3 equidistant holes in each sill trim to allow for the fitting of chrome-headed screws. These could be screwed into plastic captive nuts in the remaining clip holes and would allow for real easy access in future. I THINK that 3 equally spaced, chrome-headed screws would look ok in the sill trims..? But, has anyone tried this before (or are there very good reasons for NOT trying this?). I know it's not a big job to remove the sill trims as they are, but the clips will, I'm sure, become a finite resource; and with the price of them, that might be just as well.. Cheers, Karl. |
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Go to your local scrappy and stock up on clips, I can remove both sill trims and break 2-3 max each time.
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You're obviously not as ham-fisted as I am, Andy..!
I wouldn't normally be a fan of butchering the lines/design of the car. And, I suppose one gets a little handier at it each time. It's been frustrating taking all the trim off the car and finding out that most of the clips are one-time fitment only (flimsy and awkward into the bargain, as well). Simple screws and bolts and re-usable push-fit clips are a blessing - it's a real pity car manufacturers don't employ them more.. Maybe I just need a slightly older, more simple car.. like meself Cheers, Karl. |
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Pull the trim upwards Karl, I have done a few though, as you say.. it gets easier the more you remove.
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how about neodymium magnets bonded to the car and strip using JB weld or similar.
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Won’t work as the trims are stainless.
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Can someone provide a picture of the underside of the trim so I can see what engages with the plastic (breakable) clips please?
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I can take pics at the weekend if no one else beats me to it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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We could probably do with an "how to" complete with photos on this one.
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