side trims

[nadlad]

hi does anyoen know how to get the trims off on the external i wanna colour code them,
i know the front and back bumper are clipped on is there an easy way of getting em off without scratchign the paint work i gues ill be buying the door ones as i think they wud get deformed in the process of pulling them off cheers guys
any help ple post

[Mantamad]

It might be easier just to carefully mask around them and paint on the car.

[charri42]

For a decent job, you will need to either sand them or use a special sort of primer that makes them smooth. (I think - am i right in thinking the non GTi grey plastc trims have a 'bobbly' finish?)

If they are bobbly, the results of spraying straight over it never looks that good IMO.

[nadlad]

am gonna get all the trim parts direct from dealers in already primered

[Say bye bye]

When you get the parts from the dealers, have a look behind and see whats holding them, what kinda clips, that will more or less tell you how to take em off

[GazB]

They should just pop off with a bit of gentle persuasion, If you can get the parts unprimed from the dealers then do this, as the factory primer is not always the best

[nadlad]

dont i need to have them rubbed down then as the black ones are slightly bobbly in texture arent they?

[charri42]

Buy 'GTi / GT Tdi / V5 / V6 spec ones from the dealer and they will be smooth and ready for paint

[nadlad]

that was what i was thinkign but gazb thinks that the primer used on them is not good?

[charri42]

I am pretty sure that the colour coded ones will come as smooth plastic and be a different part number to the bobbly ones. VW dealer will tell you, but i can't imagine they have to sand them every time they want to replace a strip on a GTi