Felstmiester
Member Since: 12 Dec 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 211
  
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I’ve had a set of arches colour coded. Before I sent them to be sprayed I swapped a couple of the rear ones so the best out of all of them was sent off to spray shop.
When I removed the old ones they came off reasonably easy but obviously left the yellow insert on the bodywork so I was left with just the white bits inserted in the arches. None of them broke! I then swapped white clips over to the arch pieces I wanted to put back on ( baring in mind it was only the two that are on each rear door ) when I pushed them on I had a couple that broke prob due to the fact they was brittle. Also they was a  to push back on and get every clip to errr clip back in.
Due to the fact I didn’t have many breakages I ordered 20 new clips off eBay. They have now turned up but they are all the yellow back clip and outer white one clipped together.
My question is. Do I just order a load more new clips and renew the ones that break by removing the yellow part from body or do I try and separate these new clips, wich I think will be a mission due to the fact they’re not joined to the car. How have you guys got on with this? I haven’t attempted putting the newly painted ones on yet but when I do I’d like pretty much all the clips to clip home and tight. The ones I put on temporarily not all the clips held and no matter how much I tried to line them up all the pushing in the world wouldn’t make them click home.
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 20th Oct 2017 4:34 pm |
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Alan B
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
 
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Iirc Pop the yellow bit out from body, slot white bit into groove in arches, line up and give it a good dunt into place.
Once you get one arch on you'll see how easy it is.
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| 20th Oct 2017 5:28 pm |
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