thanks Old boy racer and Oldracer

havent paid for them yet so if they look thin and flimsy the parts department can keep them

Got them tonight they are the same as Kip has (looking at his photo)

whats the best thing to clean the paint with prior to fitting in the past i'd have used Isopropol alcohol but im unsure if this would attack the waterbased paint how about t-cut for metalics??

Yup, that's exactly what I've been told you should use before using touch-up paint.

what IPA superboy??

might just ring and speak to one of the body shop chaps at the dealers to be sure :tempt:

T-Cut for Metallic's.....not the original T-Cut....it's too abrasive.

thanks will pick some up before i fit them


awaits warm dry day:bang:

Put them on tonight in the garage with a callor heater and a "few" 2 kw blow heaters to dry / warm the car

washed the car first then dried, next gave the area a good rub with T-cut Metalic, warmed the doors buffed it off then warmed the car again (kept the strips warm in the house till the last minute, I stuck them keeping the bottom edge of the strips to the crease line on the doors Those sticky pad strips are strong glad i didnt mis align them as that could have caused a few tears..

will get some photos when the fog lifts

Great, sounds like you did a real, thorough, pro job.

I hope so done enough rushed jobs in the past with various projects and made a real pigs ear them didnt want to run the risk with my car and with the strips costing £63 i was taking no chances

I've just bought a set from my dealer at 20 quid...puting them on a white GP

Andy Monty said:

any ideas on how much the side rubbing strips cost as a set and are they just self adhesive?

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selling on ebay just now(feb 4th) for £30.

Does anyone know if it's possible to get the strips body coloured?

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Can someone tell me where I can get a pair of these side strips?

the strips do look nice on the red but do u think there will be issues later in life with peeling etc. the only reason i say this is that the rubber around the little window (behing the wing mirror) has started to curl. would u like a pic??

grum001 said:

the strips do look nice on the red but do u think there will be issues later in life with peeling etc. the only reason i say this is that the rubber around the little window (behing the wing mirror) has started to curl. would u like a pic??

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Mine's New Orleans Blue so I think it'll look good with tinted windows.. don't know about after-effects though - people with them should be able to shed some light..

Yeh post a pic

luvduvs said:

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Can someone tell me where I can get a pair of these side strips?

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From your local fiat garage (thats if you want the proper fiat ones), the side rubbing strips are an option.They don't cost much. They should fit them for you aswell.

you can get them on www.Shop4parts.com

select fiat then Grande punto then bodywork followed by door trims they are sold individually cost about £50 +vat and P&P

its not to bad now. but it will get worse

From what i remember i think i was one of the first to have the rubbing strips on and it was an accident, i didnt order them but they put them on. I must be honest i wasnt sure at first but now i really like them. Not only do they make it look a bit different to most of the GPs out there but imo it also makes the car look lower.

As for them coming away, mine are still as good as they were when i picked it up although my car is only 6 months old so there is still plenty of time unfortunately.

Rich

RichC said:

my car is only 6 months old so there is still plenty of time unfortunately.

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