Was umming and ahhing (?) for a while as to whether I should remove the roof bars on the car. I'd seen it done on the internet (although not very frequently) and I think the few that did it were in the U.S. So I thought I just I'd 'whip' the right side off and see how it looks. Well, it took slightly longer than that!!
To take off the roofbars, as you can imagine, is no simple task. Having looked into it on the net for all of 2 minutes, then deciding to proceed, I had a general idea. So, off came the A-Pillar interior trim after much pulling and finger pinching (thanks Audi) which looked like so...
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
and then, having documented this first one so well, forgot to take photos of the other two! In a nut shell, the clips they use are pretty tough to release but I managed to get them off and unscrew all 3 bolts on the inside of the car. This is how she then sat...
But left holes like this in the top...
I had already come up with a solution to covering over the holes and wanted it to be fully reversible if I wanted to put the bars back on. This is where the trusty vinyl tape comes in again (see above). My £20 tape from ebay was now going to cover the roofbars dips as well as all the chrome window trim (good buy?!). However, when I just covered the outer hole and left the inner hole uncovered, when I shut the last door, the pressure inside would make the vinyl move briefly, which is quite annoying
Solution? Erm, simples?! Cover both holes.
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
With this done, I then proceeded to vinyl rap the entire dip (is that even the name?
) and the colour of the vinyl is pretty much spot on with the car. Unfortunately, I am left with 3 small rectangles of bare vinyl on each side...
...but I see this as only a small insignificance as its not a permanent move.
So, the same was done to the other side and, 6 hours later, here's the result:
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
So what do you guys think? I wasn't keen on it first personally, but its growing on me. Removes the only bit of silver from the car so completes the black look which is what I'm after. Would be nice to hear some other views as well though...
Thanks.
To take off the roofbars, as you can imagine, is no simple task. Having looked into it on the net for all of 2 minutes, then deciding to proceed, I had a general idea. So, off came the A-Pillar interior trim after much pulling and finger pinching (thanks Audi) which looked like so...
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
and then, having documented this first one so well, forgot to take photos of the other two! In a nut shell, the clips they use are pretty tough to release but I managed to get them off and unscrew all 3 bolts on the inside of the car. This is how she then sat...
But left holes like this in the top...
I had already come up with a solution to covering over the holes and wanted it to be fully reversible if I wanted to put the bars back on. This is where the trusty vinyl tape comes in again (see above). My £20 tape from ebay was now going to cover the roofbars dips as well as all the chrome window trim (good buy?!). However, when I just covered the outer hole and left the inner hole uncovered, when I shut the last door, the pressure inside would make the vinyl move briefly, which is quite annoying
Solution? Erm, simples?! Cover both holes.
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
With this done, I then proceeded to vinyl rap the entire dip (is that even the name?
...but I see this as only a small insignificance as its not a permanent move.
So, the same was done to the other side and, 6 hours later, here's the result:
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
Resized to 94% (was 1023 x 764) - Click image to enlarge
So what do you guys think? I wasn't keen on it first personally, but its growing on me. Removes the only bit of silver from the car so completes the black look which is what I'm after. Would be nice to hear some other views as well though...
Thanks.
lets hope so!
