Paul, sorry yes its me being wrong on that, it is the one i remember seeing on the net up in cumbria....with the window being stuck halfway down i hope that hasnt ruined the backseat any which would be a shame.....sounds like a good project fixer upper? the rear quarter glass i can imaging being a sod to do...but your a handy fellow with fixing stuff Paul, so im sure youll work out a way
A member on here refurb his own side trims on his car.. A process I'm uncertain of that removed the plastic coating cover and then treated the trim under it..
Can't remember who it was now.. Anyone?
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93 L Xm 2.1t D auto project
93 L xm V6 12v Sei Manual
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In use.. 1995 M reg S2 2.1td auto exclusive
Many thanks for that, but I'm hoping (maybe in vain) for something off the shelf, as I'm not in a position to fiddle with them & would probably bollox it up anyway . I spoke to my painter this morning & we talked about coming up with an alternative but we drew a blank other than the obvious of painting them, the small ones are a bit uneven anyway, so that wouldn't be perfect ;-( Surely someone in France, The Netherlands or Holland maybe has them, they love them there don't they!!
There was a Dutch supplier who offered them a good while ago on one of the UK websites.
Search for posts by Mr Taubb.
I suspect though that he was the original source anyway.
All that was supplied was the side strips not the difficult curved ones.
Thanks John, having a look for him now. This is the kind of thing that I wish the CCC would take a lead on, something that would really make a difference to members, remanning stuff that people really want that you can't get, hence why I gave up on them ;-(
You can wetsand and polish the originals if there is no corrosion under the clear layer of plastic.
I have cut down ones from the doors that have damage to make the smaller parts quite a few times now.
Personally I dislike the stainless ones as the are too bright/shiny and look wrong.
I polished and remade some on this car I did for a friend.
Great job in the pictures there I didn't realise there were different version, SS & other! Some of mine are very lumpy, so I'm not sure this would work, also I'm very lazy, so I want to pay & go
The originals are plastic inserts. The s/s ones are re-made 'clip in' items, available iirc just for the straight (side) sections.
Chris 1996 XM 2.5TD Exclusive RP7165 Polar White 1992 BX19D Millesime RP5800 Sable 1989 BX19RD Delage Red Deceased; 1998 ZX 1.9D Avantage auto Triton Green Company car 1998..2001; 2001 Xantia 1.8i auto Wicked Red Company car 2001..2003
) of your XM collection, or perhaps searching for those elusive headlight washer covers? This is the place to do it.
