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Mk5 Side trim removal
« on: March 29, 2014, 06:48:58 pm »
are they just stuck on guys??

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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2014, 06:55:30 pm »
Side trims? Which do you mean?


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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2014, 06:58:21 pm »
the side trims directly below the handles 2 per side , Not the side skirts

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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2014, 07:07:59 pm »
The Bump strip are stuck on mate.
Double sided 3m tape  :happy2:

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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2014, 08:15:59 pm »
Cheers Monte

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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2014, 08:56:14 pm »
No probs. The way we do it it by opening the door and working from the door shut outwards.
We use a Bojo pry tool and an Olfa knife (small craft knife).

You have to be quite surgical when you cut the double sided tape. Go slow, and prise away while watching the knife edge. It goes without saying really but....don't touch the paint with the knife.

It easy with practice. Just take it slow and you will see how it goes when prising/cutting  :happy2:


Another tip when it comes to removing the tape remnants is to buy a toffee wheel on eBay.  :wink:

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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2014, 09:13:02 am »
When i take them off at work i warm them up a little bit aswell, i find the tape stays to the moulding rather than sticks to the car.
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Re: Mk5 Side trim removal
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2014, 10:18:35 am »
I only use fishing line or strimmer cord in a scissor action to remove anything double taped on ?
But up to you buddy