Installing Red Front Bumper Strip

[AJA_GTi 0]

Looking to fit a new red strip to the front bumper as the current one is pebbledashed.

 

The first one arrived bent to hell and just recieved the replacement. As they are very thin and flimsy is there an easy way to fit them without damaging/ kinking them?

 

I have got the ends off the existing one but cant see how to remove it completely without sliding it off the mounting pins this would obviously damage the new strip if I was to fit in the same way

 

Any ideas

 

Cheers,

[dan_cole69 0]

Just been doing the same thing the other week.

 

What i did and it worked very well was put/leave all the clips in the correct places on the bumper and just take the old red trim off using any means possible.

 

Then if you look at your new red trim, on the back where the trim folds over on both sides, one side is wider/larger and will hook onto the clips that are already in place. Then I just gently pushed the bottom part of them trim untill it clicked and moved round the car very slowly clipping each piece in.

 

Hope this make sense, very hard to explain but defiently works as I said I have just done it myself

 

Dan

[GLPoomobile 958]

You can actually insert the clips in to the strip and slide them along. This can be done without causing any damage. Yes it's tight at the corners, but I've done it a few times without damaging the strip.

 

It's also easy to remove a strip wthout damage. You just carefully ease the underside of the trim with a flat head screwdriver and it'll pop off of the clips.

[AJA_GTi 0]

You can actually insert the clips in to the strip and slide them along. This can be done without causing any damage. Yes it's tight at the corners, but I've done it a few times without damaging the strip.

 

It's also easy to remove a strip wthout damage. You just carefully ease the underside of the trim with a flat head screwdriver and it'll pop off of the clips.

 

Thanks for this - so you can ease the strip open with a screwy and it springs back to grab the clip sort off?

 

As simple as that? Great stuff

[AJA_GTi 0]

Just been doing the same thing the other week.

 

What i did and it worked very well was put/leave all the clips in the correct places on the bumper and just take the old red trim off using any means possible.

 

Then if you look at your new red trim, on the back where the trim folds over on both sides, one side is wider/larger and will hook onto the clips that are already in place. Then I just gently pushed the bottom part of them trim untill it clicked and moved round the car very slowly clipping each piece in.

 

Hope this make sense, very hard to explain but defiently works as I said I have just done it myself

 

Dan

 

Thank you mate - I know exactly what you mean. Wish me luck the bloody things like a kit-kat wrapper lol