Jim Bowen 1 Posted September 25, 2006 i wanna replace the rubber bits on the roof as they perished beyond belief. Is this possible, can you still buy the bits? Also is a pic of the dent in my C, the only major downside to the exterior :( Paint looks mucky but it was before i washed it. i aslo seem to be suffering badly from faded paintwork :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve @ 0 Posted September 25, 2006 The roof trims you can just run a knife down and remove the rubber. Mine were the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted September 25, 2006 Or you can buy new ones from GPC for around £70 AFAIK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2006 there is plenty on the forum regarding the roof trim, where to buy, and different ways to tidy it up, etc. just do a search and you'll find loads of threads about it :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted September 25, 2006 Well, other than trimming it, smoothing it or replacing it there's not alot of options :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2006 "ways" = plural "trimming" and "smoothing" = more than one more than one = plural you see? ;) langauge is a wonderful thing :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted September 25, 2006 ']['H3R4POR, should have stayed in bed mate :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2006 bah, I'm here now, might as well make others suffer :D I was against trimming it, as I thought the gap would be obvious, but Jay had his trimmed, and I didn't notice until he said (rereading that, I am talking about roof trim, and nothing else :oops:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil K 0 Posted September 25, 2006 lol I trimmed my frayed bits and you'd never know they were there now 8) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2006 plus it makes it look bigger :lol: I'm gonna cut the rubber away on mine, I just haven't got round to it yet, one of those things that will take 5 mins and I'll swear about what a numpty I was for not doing it sooner. its just a razor blade job apparently Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted September 26, 2006 anyone got pics of it trimmed? the rubber that is? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lamwagon 0 Posted September 30, 2006 3corsameal, when u have your arch done get them smoothed at the same time :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted September 30, 2006 Thought I had before and after pics but can't seem to find them.. I got up one morning with the idea of cutting them off, I put the kettle on went out the garage and did it then had nice cuppa cha. :) Seriously though, cut off the bad bits with a nice sharp stanley. It looks weird for about 30 seconds then looks much better. After that they'll never even draw your attention again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted October 4, 2006 triggermyson, just post some 'after' pics to show what it looks like. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taggart 0 Posted October 4, 2006 I trimmed mine, and filled with black guttering silicon to stop water gathering in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted October 4, 2006 fla, i'll take some tomorrow and post them up. Like I said though, they will never even draw attention again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick_ford55 0 Posted October 4, 2006 Yeah has anyone got a pic of how to do this??? And is that purple c up above photoshoped or what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted October 4, 2006 I would say the purple C was designed on one of the 'customise an imaginary car' sites. As far as a 'how to' goes it's pretty simple... 1. Put kettle on 2. Get a very sharp knife 3. Cut off the tatty bits in a nice straight line 4. Drink tea I will get some pics up though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 5, 2006 add that to the wiki Trig ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted October 6, 2006 3corsameal, when u have your arch done get them smoothed at the same time :D what do you mean? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Bowen 1 Posted October 6, 2006 do i make a vertical cut along the length of the rail? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 6, 2006 just run a blade down the rail removing the tatty bits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
