I have noticed that the black plastic on the trims either side of the windscreen is peeling on a lwb Twin Turbo. I believe they are expensive to replace so wondered if anyone had refurbished them to look like new by either shot blasting or chemically stripping and repainting the remaining chrome?

I did strip mine down with a Stanley knife blade.

Then undercoated them with grey primer then black plastik coated.

are new ones that expensive?

OEM parts# for a 2+2:

 

Windshield Molding - 72760-30P00, 72761-30P00

T-top Molding - 91784-32P20, 91785-32P20

T-top/Hatch Rear Molding - 73852-32P00, 73853-32P00

 

Try http://www.allcarpartsfast.co.uk or Mike@MJP for current prices and availability.

 

Are the glass trims easy to remove? I wanted to take mine off for a really good clean but don’t want to break anything. :w00t:

Here is a "how to" for all the moulding replacement procedures:

 

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.498

I used plastidip on my old ones

Are the glass trims easy to remove? I wanted to take mine off for a really good clean but don’t want to break anything. :w00t:

If it's just for a clean. Don't, the clips often break even doing the correct procedure.

I just cleaned, primed and painted mine, it depends on the level of finish you require and the longevity required. I made the mistake of using a yellow primer (all I had at the time) and once you get a stone chip it shows, so redid them recently with a grey primer.

Did you use Plasti Dip and have you tried it with jet washing resistance?

They're easy to remove and refit. Buy new whilst you still can.