There are some rubbery strips on the bodywork, namely below the windows, between the windows and the targa tops, and along the sides of the windscreen.

On mine it is rather messy and discoloured, as show in the pics below:

 

 

 

 

I'd like to neaten it up. The car is black. Do i need some special type of paint to do this, as i can imagine that normal paint will just flake off, what with the rubberiness?

Are there any other suggestions, or ideas, something other than black? Wouldn't want to be too garish though.

 

Cheers.

buy some new ones.

i had painted mine and they get just as bad quite quickly .

 

i am now working my way through replacing them with new.

 

z centre sell them.

Isn't that a big job? Something i could do myself or not?

 

Do you have a link for the Z centre?

http://www.zcentre.co.uk

Woah, we're talking about £250 for 6 bits of rubber...

Fookin hell thats expensive. I need to do mine. If you are going to remove them then get some tyre cleaner then back to black of tyre black and do like me and save yourself a couple hundered quid.

I'm liking this idea but what do you mean by "then back to black of tyre black and do like me"?

There is some kind of tyre paint which i could use?

Use an oil based thing like back to black and they'll likely come up a treat. Needs reapplying every now and again, but lasted months when I did mine.

I'm liking this idea but what do you mean by "then back to black of tyre black and do like me"?

There is some kind of tyre paint which i could use?

 

Any motorist shop sells it. You can get it in a spary can but it isnt as good as in a tin where you apply it with a spong or rag.

Nice one, this sounds like a great compromise.

Sorry to hijack, anyone know how to get them off the car? as i have the same problem...

Hi,

Back to black wont help if they're crumbling and peeling off, to show the chrome behind though!

Hi,

Back to black wont help if they're crumbling and peeling off, to show the chrome behind though!

 

Of course. Back to black and similar will only re-furbish the finish not re-construct them.

Door ones pull up windscreen ones slide up, Tagra ones un screw from under neather (requires removing of trim) the little ones rear of the tagras push them forward and they un-click. just looked at replacing mine and it's well expensive, dong them of a course of time might be an idea, but it's still £250.00 - £275.00 including VAT and delivery.the ppl that are trying the back to black route post up some pics because if it's cheaper then might go that way, although mine aren't just faded, they have started to flake and expose the metal underneath and i fear new ones are the only way to go.

 

HTH

 

Neil

Ouch..dont pay that much when you can get them for £100 less elsewhere !

ppl that are trying the back to black route post up some pics

 

I will certainly post up some "after" pics when i have them.

Ouch..dont pay that much when you can get them for £100 less elsewhere !

spill the beans...

http://www.z1motorsport.com

 

http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=927

 

http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_12&products_id=1544

Any trader that imports from states...or even import yourself.

Any trader that imports from states...or even import yourself.

 

 

Import himself :shock: What about the rest of he's family? :rofl: :rofl:

Import himself :shock: What about the rest of he's family? :rofl: :rofl:

pmsl :rofl:

What about trying some black boot polish.

 

Not sure how well it will work on the rubber but is even cheaper than back to black.

 

I know they used to use it at vauxhall to get the wax marks off the old plastic bumpers.

 

Darrell

I'll tell you another quick fix. especially if you was going to a meet or something ...WD40 is spot on and it shines like mad. But only lasts for a few hours. Or 3 in 1 oil.

or you could just remove them entirely like mine

Mine came with a quick cheap fix, they were covered with black electrical tape. looked ok for awhile until it started to bubble, I took it off and back to black'd them.

 

the tape trick would be a quick fix for those with the rubber surface perished

Sorry to hijack, anyone know how to get them off the car? as i have the same problem...

 

 

http://s95014253.onlinehome.us/63104/13701.html

 

 

 

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