Black unpainted strip on 172/182 bumper

[rt172]

Does anyone know how to go about removing this? Previous owner had it sprayed silver, but dont like how it looks. I want to return it to black but cant figure out how to detatch the thing. Any ideas?

Not a good pic, but you can see what I mean...

http://www.renaultsportclio.net/bumperstrip.jpg

 

[182_blue]

Cant you get you head behind it and have a look, probably held on by clips

 

[Nightfire]

Yeah, probably just clips holding it. Everything else on the car is held on by cheap clips

 

[rt172]

Already looked guys. It does appear to be held on with clips, it just isnt at all obvious how to unclip them without breaking anything.

Ive tried squeezing them while pushing the strip from behind, but it doesnt budge. I might be able to prise it, but dont want to scratch the bumper in trying, so I need to know the correct way to disassemble it.

Ive got a nasty feeling that the rear bumper needs to come off but I would rather have someone confirm this before I start pulling the rest of the car apart.

 

[matty w]

why dont you mask the rest of the bumper out to blow the strip in

 

[rt172]

Quote: Originally posted by matty w on 29 August 2005
why dont you mask the rest of the bumper out to blow the strip in


Because if there is a proper way to assemble something, then there is a proper way to disassemble it. Id rather take it apart in the proper way to repaint it seperately from the car than risk damaging something by prising away at it.

Maybe one of the people who has changed their mk1 172 bumper to a mk2 one knows the answer?

 

[Jamie _Swales]

clean your exhaust while your at it

 

[rt172]

Quote: Originally posted by racing182 on 29 August 2005
clean your exhaust while your at it


No

 

[Middo]

it has plastic wedges that push into place. only way to remove it would be to clamp them together whilst pushing it out, but it wouldnt be easy as there is about 10clips if i remember correctly.

 

[Clarkie172]

^thats right. theres about ten of them all the way across.

 

[rory182]

Because if there is a proper way to assemble something, then there is a proper way to disassemble it.



well i can see why u wanna do it properly but that statement aint true at all unfortunately. Snap fits will often snap off when u try to remove something. Also most things nowadays are ultrasonically welded shut and you CANNOT disassemble them without wrecking the casing. todays lesson is now over

 

[rt172]

Quote: Originally posted by rory182 on 29 August 2005

Because if there is a proper way to assemble something, then there is a proper way to disassemble it. well i can see why u wanna do it properly but that statement aint true at all unfortunately. Snap fits will often snap off when u try to remove something. Also most things nowadays are ultrasonically welded shut and you CANNOT disassemble them without wrecking the casing. todays lesson is now over

Yes, clips will often snap off...if you dont release them correctly, hence the reason I am asking for the correct way. Thanks for the lesson lol.

Middo & Clarkie - thanks, just what I was after.

Cheers

 

[Middo]

when i bought my bumper the person sorted me a new strip and charged me a tenner for it, saying thats how much it had cost him for renault. my local dealer wanted to charge me 24 quid for it though.

so if you do break it, it shouldnt cost the earth to replace