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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby bambi mk 1 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:02 pm

Tango330 wrote:I need some clips which attach the trim to the A post, don't suppose Scottish Transit spares has any of those by any chance :?:

Expensive little fookers from the stealers.There are two sizes per trim :wink: I know people who use self tappers in behind the door and a bit of sealer :wink:
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby Tango330 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:09 pm

bambi mk 1 wrote:
Tango330 wrote:I need some clips which attach the trim to the A post, don't suppose Scottish Transit spares has any of those by any chance :?:

Expensive little fookers from the stealers.There are two sizes per trim :wink: I know people who use self tappers in behind the door and a bit of sealer :wink:

They're only little plastic things too, bugger :roll:
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby bambi mk 1 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:15 pm

Tango330 wrote:
bambi mk 1 wrote:
Tango330 wrote:I need some clips which attach the trim to the A post, don't suppose Scottish Transit spares has any of those by any chance :?:

Expensive little fookers from the stealers.There are two sizes per trim :wink: I know people who use self tappers in behind the door and a bit of sealer :wink:

They're only little plastic things too, bugger :roll:

Last time I priced them it was 60 euro for two sides I think :shock:
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby ned » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:22 pm

bambi mk 1 wrote:
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bambi mk 1"quote="Tango330 wrote:I need some clips which attach the trim to the A post, don't suppose Scottish Transit spares has any of those by any chance :?:

Expensive little fookers from the stealers.There are two sizes per trim :wink: I know people who use self tappers in behind the door and a bit of sealer :wink:

They're only little plastic things too, bugger :roll:

Last time I priced them it was 60 euro for two sides I think :shock:[/quote]

Go the junk yard, get as many as you can (without breaking them) for freeeeeeeeee :wink: N
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby bambi mk 1 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:28 pm

Ned I have no more left in my junk yard ,they break when you pull the trim to remove it :twisted: 20 or more scrappers and zero clips :roll:
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby andz327 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:41 pm

bambi mk 1 wrote:
Tango330 wrote:
bambi mk 1 wrote:[quote="Tango330"]I need some clips which attach the trim to the A post, don't suppose Scottish Transit spares has any of those by any chance :?:

Expensive little fookers from the stealers.There are two sizes per trim :wink: I know people who use self tappers in behind the door and a bit of sealer :wink:

They're only little plastic things too, bugger :roll:

Last time I priced them it was 60 euro for two sides I think :shock:[/quote]Try your local windscreen guys, when i was with auto windscreens we always carried spare trim clips , might be worth try
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby Tango330 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:41 am

Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby ned » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:20 am

Tango330 wrote:Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(


I ll grab you some next time I go to the fill your pockets junkyard :D N
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby dirtydog » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:52 am

Mine has just been collected and taken off to be fixed. I did say to the guy that if they wanted to go round the van and sort the other bodywork issues I wouldn't mind in the slightest, he just laughed so i think that's probably a no lol.

Not a bad courtesy van though
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby Thequeenscheese » Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:05 pm

Tango330 wrote:Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(

Facebook transit breaking forum loads transits in there, although was useless to me for the clips lol..
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby andz327 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:39 pm

Thequeenscheese wrote:
Tango330 wrote:Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(

Facebook transit breaking forum loads transits in there, although was useless to me for the clips lol..
They look similar to body for maybe Renault, I'll have a rummage in ma bodyshop comfae box later and see what i can find
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby andz327 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 12:43 pm

andz327 wrote:
Thequeenscheese wrote:
Tango330 wrote:Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(

Facebook transit breaking forum loads transits in there, although was useless to me for the clips lol..
They look similar to body for maybe Renault, I'll have a rummage in ma bodyshop comfae box later and see what i can find
Oops Should have said ....similar to body moulding clips
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby Tango330 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:31 pm

nedforceone wrote:
Tango330 wrote:Thanks guys anyway. Our local junk yards tend to be the organised go to the counter, ask for what you want and they get it for you :?

No wandering round helping yourself and filling your toolbox with little useful bits like in the old days :(


I ll grab you some next time I go to the fill your pockets junkyard :D N

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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby Thequeenscheese » Thu Sep 21, 2017 7:06 pm

The mk7 flip key has risen, it's no longer a myth..
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Re: What did you do to your mk6/7 today?

Postby RustWidow » Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:00 pm

dirtydog wrote:Mine has just been collected and taken off to be fixed. I did say to the guy that if they wanted to go round the van and sort the other bodywork issues I wouldn't mind in the slightest, he just laughed so i think that's probably a no lol.

Not a bad courtesy van though
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