body side trim removal?

[karengt4]

Hi Guys ....didn't think it would ever happen but after having the GT4's for years I now find myself encouraging my Partner to buy an MR2!!!! ....ok so I have always had a soft spot for them lol and it does have a great engine hahaha

Ok here goes ....Can anyone help me? Does the side strip trim on the mrk 2 remove easily please? ........ just bought a yellow mrk 2 tbar and some idiot has painted them GOLD!!!! would like to return them to original....and am i correct in assuming the original colour was black?

any help appreciated cheers

[karengt4]

Ok after scouring the net it appears a few had gold inset strips ....so am i being 'blonde'????

[Ryan S]

Gold with yellow strips was a factory colour, they remove easily enough, the trickyest part is getting the nuts off from in behind the interior trim, under the rear speaker, all the strips have nuts holding them on apart from the ones on the door, they are suprisingly flexible too so don't worry about bending them a little, they bend right back again:)

[Ryan S]

If you really want to do the car a favour, paint them yellow, rev3 onwards came with body coloured strips:) looks much better in my opinion:)

[fearless]

i didnt fancy snapping bolts or bending mouldings very easy on car, credit card to push masking tape behind moulding scotch pad to take off nasty bits, wet and dry, primer, paint and laquer job done.

[Ryan S]

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i didnt fancy snapping bolts or bending mouldings very easy on car, credit card to push masking tape behind moulding scotch pad to take off nasty bits, wet and dry, primer, paint and laquer job done.

this is deffo easier than taking of the strips, well, it's not that it's easier, it's just that as nofear said, it saves snapping the bolts, the ones under the rear arches are particularly prone for snapping

[fearless]

i hated the nasty faded grey strips i had, makes it look so much better and when i done bumper spats,sills, and front lip it all came together well worth while mod.

[Ryan S]

i hated the nasty faded grey strips i had, makes it look so much better and when i done bumper spats,sills, and front lip it all came together well worth while mod.

yeah when i resprayed mine i made sure all the bits were body coloured, i think the car looks very dated otherwise

[karengt4]

Cheers for the replies guys....think I am convinced and we will spray them on the car....I have done my time snapping old bolts on the GT4 so easy is the way to go LOL

[Slarty]

Is that Karen, one time builder or "Princess" ?

[karengt4]

Is that Karen, one time builder or "Princess" ?

Yep thats me lol

[Slarty]

Is that Karen, one time builder or "Princess" ?

Yep thats me lol

Thought I recognised the username lol

Whatever happened to her? Last I remember (over 3 years ago now!) the engine had let go, again lol, and you had a plan for her.......There were rumours of a V8 RWD conversion

[karengt4]

She went ....... I was going to put a chevy lump in her ...but circumstances changed and she had to go ...broke my heart ...but hey ho.... have a new baby now lol