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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gbh on 23 June 2016, 22:46:42

Title: Est sill covers
Post by: gbh on 23 June 2016, 22:46:42
Noticed a little bit of rust near the jacking point so the sill cover needs to be removed,the question is how? Do the black plastic clips just pull down?
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 23 June 2016, 22:51:10
Pop the black poppers off the lower edge, remove the torx screw fom under the front end, turn the wheels to full lock and knock the cover forward a couple of inches :y

Bish, bash, bosh ;D
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: Toledodude1973 on 24 June 2016, 19:55:57
After cleaning they slot back nicely ;)
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: berserkerboy on 26 June 2016, 08:09:48
I did mine recently. I seem to remember I couldn't slide them back in. I just lined them up and used the palm of my hand to force them back on. Easy peasy. However, some of the little black fixings that hold them in place are likely to be damaged on removal. Not sure how essential they are. I had enough good ones to not worry overly.
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 26 June 2016, 15:39:15
I did mine recently. I seem to remember I couldn't slide them back in. I just lined them up and used the palm of my hand to force them back on. Easy peasy. However, some of the little black fixings that hold them in place are likely to be damaged on removal. Not sure how essential they are. I had enough good ones to not worry overly.
That is how they're refitted ;)

Black poppers are best removed by pulling the bottom edge of the sill cover down... saves damaging them ;)
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: ajsphead on 26 June 2016, 19:17:16
The little black poppers on mine were made of metal and had to be drilled off like a rivet head. Metal shaft drilled out and the whole thing replaced with plastic ones. Also no torx screw fixing on the front of mine either.

OP, you will find lots more rust once they come off, give yourself plenty of time to sort it out.
Title: Re: Est sill covers
Post by: gbh on 26 June 2016, 22:19:56
Thanks for all the advice,should it ever stop raining i'll give it a go!