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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: madsb on 17 January 2013, 07:49

Title: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: madsb on 17 January 2013, 07:49

Hi.

Anyone got any ebay, amazon or w/e links to coloured side trims à la the CL? I'm tired of the plastic... Can't find any links :(

Cheers.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: tweed on 17 January 2013, 10:30

Paint yours  :huh:

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: murraymint on 17 January 2013, 12:44

I would be a lot easier to paint yours as I gotta set of coloured ones but they were scruffy, cost me £30 and I had paint them anyways

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 17 January 2013, 15:46

Are the CL strips to replace the wider GTI strips as well as been colour coded?
Personally id rather paint some pre-painted  ones rather tha black plastic as they'll already be smoothed.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: madsb on 17 January 2013, 21:35

Didn't know you could color black plastic just like that.... I mean are you sure guys? My car looks like the one in this picture (not my car, just found picture on google!):

(http://www.danielcurnock.co.uk/data/190/4.jpg)

Anyway, so you think I could color the side skirts to the green color?? Also, would it be possible with the front and rear bumper black plastic trims? Would be awesome if I could do that. Afterwards I would remove the plastic side trims and the plastic trims by the wheels.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: itavaltalainen on 17 January 2013, 21:57

Yes you can, why could you not paint plastic?
Note that you will need to use a different primer than for metal, that's all. But I would be putting off any paint jobs in current weather unless you got a nice heated garage with good ventilation.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: tweed on 18 January 2013, 17:14

Yep no painting in this weather. Flake off

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: Len on 18 January 2013, 20:54

If you really want the narrow CL type side trims you can buy them new from ECP.
Cost ya though! Over £100.
Then you have to paint them.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 18 January 2013, 22:11

Sod that,  i paid £10 for all my CL strips from a breakers yard. Simply needed a good scrub and some new clips.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: Screech16v on 19 January 2013, 10:23

I got mine for free as the a guy put gti plastics on and was just throwing them away!  :grin:

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: madsb on 19 January 2013, 21:54

Are the cl side trims plastic as well?

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: Screech16v on 19 January 2013, 22:07

Yes same stuff.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: Len on 21 January 2013, 14:32

Just smooth instead of pimply.

Title: Re: Where can I buy CL side trims?
Post by: madsb on 21 January 2013, 16:22

Quote from: Len on 21 January 2013, 14:32

Just smooth instead of pimply.

Do I need to sand them first before painting them? would it look weird if I didn't?