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Offline John W

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Arch removal
« on: 29 October 2013, 17:36 »
Guys
Respray is looming for my Son's GTI and I want to remove the plastics beforehand. Are the arches just held on by the rivets in the lip or are they fixed or bonded in any other way?
Cheers.
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Offline andy_k

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #1 on: 29 October 2013, 18:20 »
plastic rivets on the lip
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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #2 on: 29 October 2013, 19:27 »
Can of worms :grin:
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Offline spikenipple

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #3 on: 29 October 2013, 19:32 »
The rivets are metal, and on some (the later models?) cars they're glued on in the middle of the arch too.
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #4 on: 29 October 2013, 20:52 »
metal rivets (still available from vw for the silly price of 16p per rivet (I suppose they are black coloured).

just make sure you use a small small drill otherwise you will have issues riveting them back on
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Offline John W

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #5 on: 30 October 2013, 06:21 »
Thanks. So are they glued as well, as someone suggested?
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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #6 on: 30 October 2013, 08:41 »
my last 95 model and the current anniversary are/were not glued
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Offline Callum_K

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #7 on: 30 October 2013, 16:11 »
From the factory they are not glued, riveted only, 100%. Doesn't mean they haven't been off at some point and stuck back on with something else though...

PS Let us know how rusty it is under there!
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #8 on: 30 October 2013, 16:35 »
If your going to the trouble / expense of a respray then maybe think about leaving them off.

Will look loads cleaner / smoother.
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Offline Leroy

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Re: Arch removal
« Reply #9 on: 30 October 2013, 20:52 »
It's a hell of a lot easier to tiger seal them back on than riveting them back on, hence why a lot are glued back on
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