Door Trim
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road2ruin

Original Poster:

6,463 posts

245 months

Friday 30th June 2006
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Morning Chaps,
I am looking to get the walnut veneer dashboard on my S3 redone and also the door stips as they are flaking. Any idea about where to go and what to replace it with.

I live in the South West, ta very much.
Peter

Wildfire

9,948 posts

281 months

Friday 30th June 2006
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For Veneer London Carriage Company for the dash. The side strips I'm not too sure. Most owner either polish them or paint them. If you're looking for Stainless Steel Effect overlay Dash give me an email, I have a brand new one in my garage, complete with switch panel.

foxy600

428 posts

282 months

Friday 30th June 2006
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I re-covered my door trims in sticky wood effect plastic. You can buy it in rolls from hobby shops, OK it's not a perfect match with the dash but looks a lot better

You have to chip all the old plastic off first, that takes longer than fitting the new covering!

Edited by foxy600 on Friday 30th June 12:07


Edited by foxy600 on Friday 30th June 12:07

pies

13,116 posts

285 months

Friday 30th June 2006
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I just peeled of the plastic on the door and polished the ally



Ive also recovered the dash and switch panel,its not to difficult to get a good result.LCC will probably charge £300 for the pair,i estimate this on there charge just for the switch panel being £100 inc vat and postage

redcarman

34 posts

244 months

Sunday 2nd July 2006
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foxy600 said:
I re-covered my door trims in sticky wood effect plastic. You can buy it in rolls from hobby shops, OK it's not a perfect match with the dash but looks a lot better

You have to chip all the old plastic off first, that takes longer than fitting the new covering!

Edited by foxy600 on Friday 30th June 12:07


Edited by foxy600 on Friday 30th June 12:07


Remove the strips from the doors and use paint stripper to get the old plastic off, then shine them up with chrome polish. It takes no time at all (make sure you wash paint stripper off with loads of soapy water).

foxy600

428 posts

282 months

Sunday 2nd July 2006
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Polishing them up is fine...unless you want to keep the wood effect!

road2ruin

Original Poster:

6,463 posts

245 months

Monday 3rd July 2006
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Thanks for the repllies. I will probably go the route of pollishing door trims but might have to have the dash finished in something else as re-veneering too much money. Stainles steel not my first thought though.

Peter