Help with clio

[emma5]

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows how to get these back to original state

Someone on a different forum told me they look like they have been painted but ive only had the car just over a week and im oretty sure the last owners didn't paint them

 

[JD]

Fairly certain these are irretrievable... best to paint or buy new (£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££) from Renault.

 

[emma5]

Dammmm okkkk!!! thanks!!

 

[pupster92]

pm dan@sjm (i think thats it) hes breaking a 172

 

[emma5]

pm dan@sjm (i think thats it) hes breaking a 172

Ok thanks how easy are they to replace

 

[Adamm.]

Open door slide the bump strip off and you should be able to prize it off from behind.

 

[Emma.]

I'd just respray them tbh. To get take off need to take the side strip off which just pushes off towards the rear.

 

[yellowbelly]

Respray them, give them a good sanding down then prime and paint. Did mine years ago, although you could pay someone to do it and have them in custom colours with different coloured lettering. Was someone on here who offered that service...???

 

[JD]

Spray shack iirc. Good work too by the looks of recent posts.

 

[Yellow Dave]

You don't need to remove the bumpstrips to remove the bullets. gently lift out the bullet from the bottom and you will spot the little tags that locate into the door. unclip these, can't remember of there are 3 or 4 in total.

 

[Adamm.]

I'd rather slide the strip off and get at it from behind rather than risk breaking any clips tbh.

 

[JD]

Have to agree with Adammcunitdot on this one, Dave. The clips break very easily, so the whole bump strip off is the better/safest option.

 

[Adamm.]

Have to agree with Adammcunitdot on this one, Dave. The clips break very easily, so the whole bump strip off is the better/safest option.

Lol tosser .

 

[Advikaz]

I managed to get a set back to life that where in worse state than this with Polish believe it or not. Whether i'd put that much effort in to them again tho....

 

[JD]

Lol tosser .

 

[Yellow Dave]

I'll re phrase it

If you're ham fisted, taking the bumpstrip off might help although there are still no clips hidden or more accessible with it removed.

 

[JD]

I'll re phrase it

If you're ham fisted, taking the bumpstrip off might help although there are still no clips hidden or more accessible with it removed.

Flol.

Although I seriously disagree, you knobber. BRB.

 

[JD]

In this photo you can see the holes where the clips for the bullets go into the bump strip.

You can see these clips by turning the bump strip over (something you can't do while it's on the car). This is a safer way of doing it. I went through about three sets before realising how brittle/s**t quality the tabs that hold the bullets in place are.

 

[Yellow Dave]

I stand corrected, apologies.

I just don't ever remember them clipping onto the moulding. Could have sworn they went straight into the door

 

[emma5]

I managed to get a set back to life that where in worse state than this with Polish believe it or not. Whether i'd put that much effort in to them again tho....

I might have a go with some polish first then