door card makeover, air vents etc.

1. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

   #1 18th May 2009, 16:35

   I easily got my front speaker grills off, because they just pop off. Gave them a nice coating of Blue paint.
   
   How on earth do I get the centre one that goes round the cd player and then 2 side ones? To be honest I havnt actually tried yet but I'd rather know before I get annoyed trying to pull them off!!
   
   Also been thinking of giving the door cards a bit of zaz. Maybe chaging the standard crappy carpet style stuff with some blue and white material of some kind anyone done this before that can show some pics or step-by-step for a first timer? Need my car looking good for TRAX 2009!
   
   Ta, Sophie.
2. vts_nico Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2009 belgium Posts: 472 black Mk2 VTS

   #2 18th May 2009, 16:40

   the centre console:
   remove radio, unbolt 5 torx bolts: 2 in the outer dash buttons, 2 underneath the radio and i believe the last one is at the bottom of the console.
   the side ones i believe just pull off. gently get them out with a screwdriver.
   
   as for the doorcards: get the hole doorcard off, flip it over and you can see where the part that holds the cloth on is glued to the doorcard itself.
   imo, i'd just gently cut it loose, get the cloth off, retrim it with the stuff you want, and glue it back on. but tbh, i've never done it myself, so don't know if it's easy.
3. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

   #3 18th May 2009, 16:47

   Well anything will look better than that crappy standard one they give you in the Mk2 vtr's.
   
   Been looking at some blue and white faux leather / vinyl type matieral thats not as tacky as it sounds. Will have a look at the door card when I'm home for work. Let you know how simple it is!
   
   Thanks for the vent info
4. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #4 18th May 2009, 17:52

   i done me door card day before yest, was a bit of a pain. my advice is to cut the rivits holding the part rather than drilling it, cos you can use them again to pop back thro and hold in place instead of glue n screws. as for material, i sed leather stuff, and spray adhesive worked out well and pretty easy to do with patience and plenty of space, need to know more u can pm me or something
5. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

   #5 18th May 2009, 18:00

   Awesome thank you! dont happen to have a pictures of yours do you? I'm finally playing with my car now i have money, any other tips on anything else i can do to her? getting pro race 1.2 white alloys soon when i have the money and my induction next week.
6. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #6 18th May 2009, 18:44

   only pics o got are up on 2nd page of my thread, didn;t do any step by step, but long as u don't snap apart anything it should all go back together like i say if u get stuck pm me
7. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

   #7 19th May 2009, 10:51

   Thank you
8. user_32464 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Trackside Posts: 2624 1.1 saxo died :( now on the look for another

   #8 19th May 2009, 11:05

   wat colour blue did you use? im just in the process of painting mine.
9. Whiskerzz Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 San Jose, California! Posts: 1478 Now living in the USA 04 Ford Focus SVT

   #9 19th May 2009, 15:21

   right wee update on ma car....
   
   just got wee bits of trim fitted
   the far away view
   
   
   the close up
   
   
   lets here the opinions on these
   
   i personally think it looks better than it did breaks up the black in the rear 1/4's nicely
   
   
   ive also done my front airvents... pics are in my build thread titled
   
   my 1st car saxo x
10. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

    #10 19th May 2009, 15:30

    Looks quite good! so how did they come off? was it a hassle? To be honest I'm going to save those small bits for when i re-do the interior completely!
11. Whiskerzz Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 San Jose, California! Posts: 1478 Now living in the USA 04 Ford Focus SVT

    #11 19th May 2009, 15:40

    you just pull them of matey no hassle at all
    
    im keeping the interior standard apart from a few wee bits here and there just brightening it up
12. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

    #12 19th May 2009, 16:12

    Well i've been telling myself that once I'm debt free and i've paid the car off its getting done up and going to TRAX 2009. So the work has started! Made a rule 1 or 2 mods a month or more depending on funds. This month is induction kit, next is new interior (this is where being a girl comes in handy, we can sow!) and angel eyes!
    
    But will definitely pop those little babies off and give them a paint!
13. Whiskerzz Established Member Joined: Apr 2009 San Jose, California! Posts: 1478 Now living in the USA 04 Ford Focus SVT

    #13 19th May 2009, 16:50

    not bad at all then.... if i had any funds to spend on the car i would but as of just now i dont as i aint even got a job
14. sminotVTR Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Posts: 1712 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR 2003.

    #14 19th May 2009, 16:56

    stick to the free cheap ones then! best way to do it anyway