any help please on how easy this is to do, need to get the sills of & mirrors & rear mud guard things off my classic wagon, will leave the door handles for another day unless they are easy to whip off too, also getting the bumper resprayed too, so any advice on how to go about the above will be much appreciated please as ive got to get the stuff to the bodyshop by friday!!!!!!!
ta

 

re the sills, i believe u cannot re-use the clips as they break on sill removal, so you will need a set of those to put sills back on. Most dealers should have them in stock.

 

Rear bumper trims are the worst!! All the fixings rust up
I had to cut most of mine off.
New clips and bolts will will mean you don't have to worry about cutting them when removing them!

Mirrors.
Remove the plastic triangle inside the window covering the mirror screws, remove the door trim and disconnect the plug to the mirrors.
There are 3 phillips head screws resesed behind the plastic triangle.

Make sure you are holding the mirror when you undo the last one

Side skirts.
Remove the 10mm screws from under the sill and in the wheel arch, slide the sill towards the wheel arch (I think they slide off!!)(fwd for the front half and rearwards for the rear half).
As stated above "get new clips" as they break very easily and it makes refitting a lot easier

Door handles.
These can be a real pain unless you take your time!!
The fronts aren't too bad. 2 10mm bolts are quite visable once you remove the door card.
Though you need to disconnect the operating rods. The plastic clip on the rod pushes sideways off the rod! (You'll understand when you see it) 2 rods per door handle.

The rears are awkward! There are 2 10mm bolts the same as the front ones, but to get to the rear most bolt you have to undo the 3 phillips head screws holding the latch on (these are very tight!!!!) Once the latch is loose you can get an extention and 10mm socket through to the bolt.
The fwd bolt can be done from inside the door but again is pretty awkward
The rods are fiddley but can be done.

It is all possible if you take your time!!!

 

Just seen your other thread.
Front bumper
4 17mm bolts on the chassis rails. (2 next to the airbox and 2 next to the battery)
Bumper clips to the wheel arch liner.
Remove the fogs and indicators and diconnect the plugs.
If it's a UK you will need to disconnect the headlight washers. Pull the bumper half off and twist the pipes off each nozzle. The washer tank will empty through these pipes so keep your feet out the way

 

mate i reckon youve saved me a lot of hassle, swearing & pain, cheers. i;ll kick of in the morning, i attempted it this eve in my poorly lit garage with no joy gave up & when indoors
cheers

 

or just mask it all out . . . . .

thats what my sprayer did and only charged me £150 to paint both
side skirts and both rears ;-)