Water damaged trims?

MikeT · Unread post by **MikeT** » 17 Sep 2007, 22:16

There is an excellent guide to removing and fitting them in the Handy Hinst & Tips section.

Presumably Citroen would sell them to you

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 17 Sep 2007, 23:10

i assume you are after the silver bit of the trim
you can prise them out with a small flat head screwdriver start about the middle of the trim and get the driver to pop the bottom out. they are held in by 'L' shaped lugs and should slide from back to front they only go in to each end by 3/4" or so
if i remember someone said halfrauds used to sell the strip by the metre

if you want something waterproof to stick the new ones in try mastik on a roll can get it from caravan accessory places etc they also call it chewing gum it will take up the gap and sticks like ^%$£!

will try and take pic of strip i removed from scrap xantia and post tomorrow with lengths etc

colin

rory_perrett · Unread post by **rory_perrett** » 18 Sep 2007, 12:08

Was at the kit car show at Donnington over the weekend. Noticed Car Builder Solutions had some self adhesive chrome trim at £3 metre for 12mm wide and £4 metre for 15mm wide. Not measured the trim on my Xantia yet to see how wide it needs to be. I think both the above prices are + VAT, seems a bit steep price wise but then I haven't got a price for the real thing yet from the Citroen dealer to compare.

Rory

rory_perrett · Unread post by **rory_perrett** » 18 Sep 2007, 12:09

Was at the kit car show at Donnington over the weekend. Noticed Car Builder Solutions had some self adhesive chrome trim at £3 metre for 12mm wide and £4 metre for 15mm wide. Not measured the trim on my Xantia yet to see how wide it needs to be. I think both the above prices are + VAT, seems a bit steep price wise but then I haven't got a price for the real thing yet from the Citroen dealer to compare.

Rory

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 18 Sep 2007, 13:13

Brian Primmer in the CCC was selling kits at last years AGM in hunttingdon, i belive they were only for the 4 doors not the bummper trim, if you cant find a contact No. for him i will try and find one
regards malcolm

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 18 Sep 2007, 19:58

just an uopdate as been replacing leakoff pipes today and not got round to taking pics

the front and rear bumper trims are held on by L shape lugs whilst the door trim is slide and push fit

my appologies for getting it wrong again

pics will follow of bumper and door trim

colin

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 20 Sep 2007, 15:05

hi superloopy
how did it go at the mot??
good news or bad
pics added on this link of trim strip
smaller length 34" longer length 40"
other is front bumper trim showing locating lugs

http://aolpictures.aol.co.uk/galleries/xantiapics

colin