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[Bobbins]

Who is considered to currently be the best source of the wheel arch / body trim strip?

I won’t be refitting arches during my rebuild so intend to fit the full length ‘deluxe chrome’ strips but would like top quality versions.

Stu.

[mab01uk]

There is a thread on the Mk1 Forum in the Technical section which goes into a lot of detail on fitting and best suppliers, the conclusion seems to be that the best and easiest to fit is the Minispares 'Deluxe' plastic chrome trim and that the 'standard' type trim is almost impossible to fit even using hairdryers or hot water....

 

Best plastic chrome sill/arch trim:-

https://mk1-forum.ne...pic.php?t=34632

 

I have sometimes found it helps to unroll the chrome strip in advance and put it inside a length of straight plastic rain pipe out in the sun on a hot day.....not so easy to do in the winter months though!

Edited by mab01uk, Today, 12:55 PM.

[RichB]

I used GZF105A from Minispares. I went on well, but I needed to think carefully which way to have the curve of the trim as it came off the reel. I used a heat gun to warm it up all the way along as it went on the car. Kept playing the heat up and down the trim to stop it getting too hot in one place. Then riveted through the wheel arch at the front.

Good luck

Rich