- mat_the_cat
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BX roof trim
You know the strips that run front to back under the roof bars on the estate? Are they bonded on to the body and can they be removed intact? I've got a spot of rust which will be difficult to clean up and paint with them in situ, but would prefer not to bugger them up completely by trying to remove them if they're likely to break...
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Re: BX roof trim
I believe they're stuck on with the same glue as the bodykit on the valver, heat should do the trick!
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- docchevron132
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Re: BX roof trim
they are indeed stuck on with Citroen's own Sikaflex. Heat or a cheese wire, or a hot wire if you're really flash!
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1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
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1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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Re: BX roof trim
there not just stuck down though, they have tabs that slot into the body work (and are glued in place), it is near impossible to get these tabs out in one piece!
- mat_the_cat
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Re: BX roof trim
Hmmm, might give it a miss unless I REALLY have to....I've not stripped back the paint yet so don't now how far back under the paint the rust has spread.
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Re: BX roof trim
You can never tell Mat. I've seen them like that and no rust on the rest of the post.
But also with it raddled with the stuff.
But also with it raddled with the stuff.
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Now XBX And into HDI.....as well as other ...err.... things.
Now XBX And into HDI.....as well as other ...err.... things.
- mat_the_cat
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Re: BX roof trim
Well, I reckon I'm going to have to cut out at least the area you can see rust on, to butt weld a patch in. Can't use an angle grinder at the moment as the ground is too wet to let Graham out of his stable into the fields, and for some reason he gets a little jumpy if I start using power tools next to him...
- docchevron132
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Re: BX roof trim
mines going there, I had intended to remove the strips and break the tabs off, refit with sikaflex and forget about it, they'll never need the tabs with sikaflex!
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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Re: BX roof trim
Managed to do it without removing the strips - it had extended very little under the paint.
Found another few pinholes or very thin areas once I attacked the rust but a quick blob sorted them
Found another few pinholes or very thin areas once I attacked the rust but a quick blob sorted them
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Re: BX roof trim
fucking neat work mate!
1989 BX 17TD P2 Hybrid
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
1990 BX 16V It's got big hairy bollocks
1971 BL 350FG ambulance
1993 Dennis Lance 132 It's got mahooosive hairy bollocks!
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Re: BX roof trim
Weldone The welding would have been easier without the gap
72... AND STILL ROCKIN..........around the world...... NOT in a chair yet
Now XBX And into HDI.....as well as other ...err.... things.
Now XBX And into HDI.....as well as other ...err.... things.