Alan_uk
A2OC Donor
I've been getting the car ready for the Welsh trip and decided to at last sort out the Rain Gutter Strips which look awful. It was sunny this afternoon and the car got quite hot, so ideal time to remove the strips as they are more flexible than when cold.
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Not only has the lacquer gone but the paint has in places as well (the yellow is the natural plastic colour).
I made a wooded wedge to prise the strips out and tapped it with a small hammer. Take care get under the rubber mounting strip rather than hammer into it:
Once levered up the boot can be closed and then push the wedge along by hand taking care not to bend too much.
Here's an empty channel with crud, especially at each end.
They were clean out with meths using a toothbrush and then waxed to remove black stains and to protect and as a precaution put blu-tak put at the ends to stop rain going under the rear lining (but shouldn't be necessary). One can see the neat welding done by the Audi robots.
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click photo to enlarge
Not only has the lacquer gone but the paint has in places as well (the yellow is the natural plastic colour).
I made a wooded wedge to prise the strips out and tapped it with a small hammer. Take care get under the rubber mounting strip rather than hammer into it:
Once levered up the boot can be closed and then push the wedge along by hand taking care not to bend too much.
Here's an empty channel with crud, especially at each end.
They were clean out with meths using a toothbrush and then waxed to remove black stains and to protect and as a precaution put blu-tak put at the ends to stop rain going under the rear lining (but shouldn't be necessary). One can see the neat welding done by the Audi robots.
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