Wanted 21T Bump Side Bump Mouldings.

[roddy21t]

I went to order some new 21 turbo door bumps strips only to be informed by Renault that they are no longer available !! ...
Slim chance, but i don't suppose anybody has new ones kicking about or where to get some ? ... lol

I have 4 replacement doors that will be fitted when the cars respray happens, but only 3 of them have bump strips fitted, however they will need to be removed during the respray phase anyway and i believe they get ruined during removal ? ..

Failing finding any then its the ''bump strips removed look''.

 

[Red21]

They can be removed with care,
Done my doors over the summer and found three were bonded on with windscreen adhesive which was a utter pain to clear off the trims but I managed to reuse them.
Also at the time I was thinking about getting some carbon fibre/ resin ones made but I didn't have the time to chase things.

 

[roddy21t]

They can be removed with care,
Done my doors over the summer and found three were bonded on with windscreen adhesive which was a utter pain to clear off the trims but I managed to reuse them.
Also at the time I was thinking about getting some carbon fibre/ resin ones made but I didn't have the time to chase things.

How did you go about removing them Richard ? ...

 

[Red21]

The one that was stuck on with factory double sided tape I gently warmed up with a hot air gun so the glue was soft and then cut with a very sharp thin blade knife.
The others I again warmed up to partly soften the bonding and then use a combination of sharp knife & windscreen cheese wire.
The key items are patience & carefulness, it took me a total of 4 hours per a door but quite a bit of that was warming things up.

The next problem I had once painted was how to stick them back on as the factory tape seems to be a odd thickness as tapes I found were either to thick or thin so I will have to redo the fitment again in the summer next year.

 

[roddy21t]

Cheers Richard ...
One of the body shops i visited also suggested the cheese wire option.
Every body shop i visited all hated the idea of the car not having the bump strips fitted, I must admit i find it looks pretty good.

 

[DaveL485]

When you remove them, don't bend them. Once theyre bent, they'll usually look crap forever lol