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Interior degradation

Car  Clio FF 182
What would be the best option for me to revamp the door grabs that have degraded over time? I'm a fan of originality so painting them a glossy vibrant colour isn't really an option I don't think. As long as it looks good and will stand some wear and tear then I'm open to suggestions.

The search function brings up a few hits but a lot are from a long time ago and seeing as I'm new to renaults and this site then maybe there is a more recent idea or option for me to consider?

Thanks in advance
 
I do t fancy the flocking option due to the car only having 26k on the clock. Non sport might work, I'll look into it. I assumed all models would have the same problems.
 
I chose to have non sports ones too as I couldn't stand the stickiness. A few pics of comparison.

Sticky sport ones.

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And the non sport, non sticky ones.

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Sweet, certainly another option anyway. A slight difference in colour maybe, but surely a paint expert will be able to colour match the original so it'll be the same just not sticky.
 
Buy new ones off Renault parts direct . They arent very pricey and will make a nice difference.
 
Buy new ones off Renault parts direct . They arent very pricey and will make a nice difference.
did you mean brand new sports ones are a good price? or new standard clio ones are cheap and cheerful? I want rid of sticky finish too...
 
There's loads of non-sport ones on eBay for a few dollars. And because they are plain old miserable plastic they clean up nicely, and actually match the rest of the tatty plastic on the doors - like the plastic around the door pull lever things (at least on my 172).
 
To save @Dr Jekyll a post :wink:, pop out screw cover at base to expose hex/screw, undo, slide door pull out, swap over the knobs and switches, pop back in and screw back down. I found the hex/screw cover was loose afterwards so stuck it in with a bit of double sided tape. 5 mins work :up:.

Thanks mate. Another thing to add to the list then! Mine looks like someone has purposely attacked it with a key!
 
It's one of the first things I did when I got my car. It made the car feel like new, and I'm not exaggerating :smile:.
 
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