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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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14th Apr 08 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Do Vauxhall still sell these for a Corsa B Sport? Tried to take the old ones off one side and the paint has faded underneath so need new rub strips.
How much are they if they still sell them?

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andyc1234
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14th Apr 08 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

tried t-cutting ?
csweatherston
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14th Apr 08 at 18:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

mine has done this too....

tcut didnt work, had to get it mopped
Mobby
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14th Apr 08 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

exactly the same here, do we all have red cars,
iand t cut didnt work for me either
Mobby
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14th Apr 08 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what does mopped mean?
Corsa_Sport21
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14th Apr 08 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Theres no chance it will t-cut it is near enough white! The car is Arden Blue.
podgeworth
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14th Apr 08 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by mobby
what does mopped mean?


buffered with compound
Mobby
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14th Apr 08 at 18:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ok any chance of going further on that podgeworth?? , and i think its left some of the glue behind, the exact same thing happend to my mates car, his is black is yours the post 97 by any chance
loo_goblin
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i have a set of brand new ones, dont know how much they cost as they have bben laying about for 10 years nearly
Corsa_Scotty
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14th Apr 08 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Mines is like that under neath but i scrubbed it hard for a bit and was going darker so i will borrow my uncles buffer and t-cut and have a pop at it
csweatherston
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quote:
Originally posted by mobby
the exact same thing happend to my mates car, his is black is yours the post 97 by any chance


mine is..yes.
little_duke
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14th Apr 08 at 19:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£90 from vauxhall.my mate enquired about some.id try t-cut
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14th Apr 08 at 20:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by little_duke
£90 from vauxhall.my mate enquired about some.id try t-cut


I bought a full set of post-97 ones about 6 months ago from Vauxhall and paid less than £40?
k e l
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14th Apr 08 at 20:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

g3 on it, what bodyshops use


[Edited on 14-04-2008 by k e l]
scott235
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15th Apr 08 at 18:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

try g10 its a finer grade than g3
Tom A
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15th Apr 08 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by tom_simes
quote:
Originally posted by little_duke
£90 from vauxhall.my mate enquired about some.id try t-cut


I bought a full set of post-97 ones about 6 months ago from Vauxhall and paid less than £40?


Same, about £38 mine came to, that was 5 weeks ago mate.
Rob H
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15th Apr 08 at 18:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by little_duke
£90 from vauxhall.my mate enquired about some.id try t-cut


Sounds like the price vauxhall quote for colourcoded sidestrips on the C's, not plastic ones on the B .
little_duke
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15th Apr 08 at 18:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

could be were im getting mistaken.my mates is colour coded
Tom
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15th Apr 08 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£90 piss off
calidus
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16th Apr 08 at 15:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

meh...i bought some a couple of years ago and they were about 15 a side max...dont know what they are now though
Shane
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16th Apr 08 at 15:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

for what its worth if i was you i would get the car mopped anyway, even if it doesnt work the car will look better, and then just slap the new bum strips on

 
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