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Title: body mouldings
Post by: omegav6est on 28 February 2009, 19:39:27

hi all i fancy a bit of body colour coding and was wondering if before i start anybody can tell me how the plastic side mouldings from along the side of the car are held on?is it body trim tape or are they clipped or even fixed thru the door/wing skins?thanks

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: Welung666 on 28 February 2009, 19:50:42

Both :y

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: vauxfan2k on 28 February 2009, 19:58:36

2 clips and trim tape hold on the metal backing to the door panel, the plastic part is glued onto the metal backing, usually they seperate or tear if you ty and remove them without heating the glue first, I used a good hairdryer, heat gun is too hot.

 ;)

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: omegav6est on 28 February 2009, 20:04:59

thanks guys,better look out the old hair drier then.

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 01 March 2009, 19:26:19

Interesting point...
I have seen quite a few Omegas with the plastic bit loose from the passenger side rear door front edge...
Why always this place...??

 :)

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: vauxfan2k on 01 March 2009, 19:30:04

The metal plate corrodes/rusts (causing the rainbow marks down the bottom of the doors) and the plastic section comes away. they should have used aluminium, or like the cav's just bonded the plastic straight to the door.

 >:(

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: bighed on 02 March 2009, 08:13:31

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Interesting point...
I have seen quite a few Omegas with the plastic bit loose from the passenger side rear door front edge...
Why always this place...??

 :)

Exactly where mine has gone on the estate  :'(

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 02 March 2009, 16:50:10

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Interesting point...
I have seen quite a few Omegas with the plastic bit loose from the passenger side rear door front edge...
Why always this place...??

 :)

Exactly where mine has gone on the estate  :'(

Well mine has this too...
No corrosion on metal plate, but plastic bit sticks up...
Was surprised to see it always in that one place...

 :)

Title: Re: body mouldings
Post by: M0T0RVATE on 02 March 2009, 16:52:09

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The metal plate corrodes/rusts (causing the rainbow marks down the bottom of the doors) and the plastic section comes away. they should have used aluminium, or like the cav's just bonded the plastic straight to the door.

 >:(

Yes. I too thought that bonding plastic straight onto panel would be better...

 :)