Rear Plastic splash trim
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Rear Plastic Splash Trim
Dear Ranchero50,
thanks for replying. Over the weekend I got right under the car to identify the issue. It appears the clips holding the trim in place have broken off, taking part of the plastic trim with it. I suspect this is due to the trim deteriorating due to the heat out here in Abu Dhabi. There are 4 holes in the metal bodywork where the clips appear to have fitted, but over time it looks like the trim has opened up, probably due to pressure and wind. As a fix for others I did the following:-
Drilled 4no. 6mm holes approximately 25mm back from the face of the trim and inline with the position of the original clips.
I then threaded 2 plasticlips through each and reattached the trim up to the metal plate tightly.
Now seems nice and strong and only requires a quick test at speed to see if it has soled the problem without replacing the whole trim - a cheap fix and you would never know there had been a problem.
thanks for replying. Over the weekend I got right under the car to identify the issue. It appears the clips holding the trim in place have broken off, taking part of the plastic trim with it. I suspect this is due to the trim deteriorating due to the heat out here in Abu Dhabi. There are 4 holes in the metal bodywork where the clips appear to have fitted, but over time it looks like the trim has opened up, probably due to pressure and wind. As a fix for others I did the following:-
Drilled 4no. 6mm holes approximately 25mm back from the face of the trim and inline with the position of the original clips.
I then threaded 2 plasticlips through each and reattached the trim up to the metal plate tightly.
Now seems nice and strong and only requires a quick test at speed to see if it has soled the problem without replacing the whole trim - a cheap fix and you would never know there had been a problem.