Body kit refitting

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2013 West Midlands Posts: 241 1979 Honda Civic 2003 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #1
    What do you guys use when the clips break/fall apart to refit the vtr panels?

    The main one that has come off is just infront of the passenger rear wheel, there is a few dents/ripples from a slight bump but nothing major, but as the clips have broken what would you use to put it back on?

    Rusty
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #2
    New clips.





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  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2013 West Midlands Posts: 241 1979 Honda Civic 2003 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #3
    How would you glue the clips back to the body kit panel as that's where they have broken off
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti
    #4
    Could use tiger seal to stick the kit back on.
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  5. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Glasgow Posts: 4772 Mk2 VTR Two Tone, Mazda 3 Sport
    #5
    I need to thank the person before me who put a blob of tiger seal on instead of a 12pence clip that would've worked just also
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2013 West Midlands Posts: 241 1979 Honda Civic 2003 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #6
    I'm thinking tiger seal mick then it won't break next time the clip gets too cold

    Rusty
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  7. Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by M_Rust View Post
    I'm thinking tiger seal mick then it won't break next time the clip gets too cold

    Rusty
    do you mean old or actually "cold". A new set of clips will outlast the car by far, and is cheaper than a tube of tiger seal btw. I don't understand why people would glue the kit for the sake of not spending 2 or 3 quid for a bag of clips.

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    Originally Posted by M_Rust View Post
    How would you glue the clips back to the body kit panel as that's where they have broken off
    You don't, they're called clips because they clip. It's a piece of piss to replace, literally a matter of minutes.
  8. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2013 Orpington, Kent, UK Posts: 228 Saxo VTS, Fiesta ST
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Manu View Post
    do you mean old or actually "cold". A new set of clips will outlast the car by far, and is cheaper than a tube of tiger seal btw. I don't understand why people would glue the kit for the sake of not spending 2 or 3 quid for a bag of clips.



    You don't, they're called clips because they clip. It's a piece of piss to replace, literally a matter of minutes.
    Apart from on the door panels where the metal clip bracket separates from the plastic trim. What then? You have to either glue the clip bracket back on, or just glue the body panel back on.


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  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #9
    exactly above ^ the glue and the clips get old and come away from the kit itself. easy enough to glue back on though
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2013 West Midlands Posts: 241 1979 Honda Civic 2003 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #10
    i tried sticking it back on but none on the clips line back up, so ive used number plate tape and so far so good lol, when that gives up ill try another way

    Rusty
  11. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2013 Orpington, Kent, UK Posts: 228 Saxo VTS, Fiesta ST
    #11
    I'm actually considering pop rivets (a là Satria GTi)


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  12. Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2013 West Midlands Posts: 241 1979 Honda Civic 2003 Citroen Saxo VTR
    #12
    Number plate tape did the trick in the end for me