I thought I'd paint these black - but how do I remove them please ?

Kevin.

 

Hi Kev,
I got mine out by gently levering them at the top with a flat bladed screwdriver (wrapped in a bit of cloth to prevent scratches). They are quite robust so you shouldn't damage them.
I sprayed mine originally with normal satin black spray paint but it chipped off in a couple of weeks, so I redid them with black Hammerite Stonechip Shield ( from Halfords)which has a slightly textured satin black finish. It looks good and no chips after 5000 miles (perhaps I should spray my bonnet with it!!

Hope this helps.

 

Better to unscrew the indicator and put your hand in to unclip the wedge. ( Assume it's MY99 onwards).
Don't fancy taking the chance with a screwdriver.

A

 

I used a screwdriver, with no problem. They're not that tight so it ain't too difficult!
Ron

 

I had mine removed by a scumbag, had to purchase two new ones one was 13:25 the other 13:95 I wonder why the differance in price.

 

Bought a touch up paint from dealer,
applied 2 coats & lacquer.
Top job
SteveC

 

Dead easy to remove - just lever them out gently. Put something against the paintwork to stop damage!

Painted with a single coat of touch-up stick. Stops the front looking quite so silly . Now if only someone could come up with such a simple mod that worked for MY01...

 

Thanks for all the advice but I couldn't easily lever them out without risking the paintwork, so I just got a pair of long-nosed pliers, grabbed a fin and pulled. Hey-presto !

Kevin.

 

i took mine out this past weekend and i dicided to take out the blinker right above them. reached around the back, and pushed down the tab, and presto, it popped right out

i was going to paint it black as well, but my paint wouldnt hold to the orange paint, so i just went and bought so paint stripper and took off the orange paint. that was quite difficult.. but it looks a lot better in my opinion.

 

Hi all,

My dealer took them out and painted them silver (my car is silver). Did a lot of miles after that and no chipping whatsoever. And he did it for free!

greets, Peter

 

I had mine removed by dealer and painted to match body work, looks excellent much better than the poo orange/brown original colour.

 

Yeah.....What were they thinking about by having them painted orangey/brown ?? I'd love to know who are these people who decide these things...
Judging by the MY01's front end I reckon they all must be off their heads or something!

Niall

[This message has been edited by NAF (edited 09 January 2001).]

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Damon579:
<B>...i just went and bought so paint stripper and took off the orange paint. that was quite difficult.. but it looks a lot better in my opinion.[/quote]

What colour is under the orange?

 

Has anyone tried to replace the plastic grille with mesh of any sort?

That would look very trick!

I went to the hardware store and for $2.05 got a sheet of heavy gauge flyscreen aboutthe size of the bottom grille opening (where you put your FMIC) which is enough to do about 20 cars i reckon

Now I know how to get the grille out, I just need to find a way of securing the flyscreen!

My car is white so it should look pretty cool, heaps better than the orange grille any how!

Nige

 

Hi Nige,

A friend of mine has done this and it looks great. btw I've put mesh into the big air intake (where your reg. plate is situated). Looks good too.

Cheers, Peter

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by bigodino2:
<B>Hi Nige,

A friend of mine has done this and it looks great. btw I've put mesh into the big air intake (where your reg. plate is situated). Looks good too.

Cheers, Peter[/quote]

Thanks Peter. How did he actually attatch the mesh to the openings where the orange grilles go? Do you have any photos of it?
Cheers
Nige

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by DavidRB:
<B> What colour is under the orange?[/quote]

BLACK!!