does anyone know if its possible to remove the stilo's plastic mirror caps with removing the whole wingmirror unit? id rather ask then go out pulling and prising 
Styling mirror caps
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Styling mirror caps
I'm pretty sure it's possible, though never attempted it myself. I say this because I've seen them seperated from the rest of the mirror on numerous places including eBay e.g. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FIAT-STILO-01...|66:4|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:0|293:1|294:200
Like most things on the Stilo, I'd guess they're held on by clips, though not sure where these clips are and I'm a bit wary of getting the locations of these clips wrong and breaking them.
Pondering the removal of mine to respray them as they're the plain matt black at the minute. Actually want to do them in a gloss black
Like most things on the Stilo, I'd guess they're held on by clips, though not sure where these clips are and I'm a bit wary of getting the locations of these clips wrong and breaking them.
Pondering the removal of mine to respray them as they're the plain matt black at the minute. Actually want to do them in a gloss black
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Pondering the removal of mine to respray them as they're the plain matt black at the minute. Actually want to do them in a gloss black
im usually quite good at avoiding breaking the clips
... unlike the garage who broke one on my center cap the other day when my tires were fitted.... ill have a go tomorrow so we shall find out... if not ive got double sided tape
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well i removed them both and re-sprayed.
there clipped in by one massive clip on the inside of the wingmirror where it goes rounded.... for this i prized it off with a small flat head screwdriver, and then head to slowly prize of with my fingers the rest of the casing...
its slid in between the plastic parts and then goes in smallish but easy to remove clips on the mirror housing itself... pics to follow
there clipped in by one massive clip on the inside of the wingmirror where it goes rounded.... for this i prized it off with a small flat head screwdriver, and then head to slowly prize of with my fingers the rest of the casing...
its slid in between the plastic parts and then goes in smallish but easy to remove clips on the mirror housing itself... pics to follow
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here goes..... the last few days work on my car
the mirror and all the motor.. bottom left is where the main clip was and the others are dotted about
the cap... was cleaned before painting i might add...
the finished result...
the mirror and all the motor.. bottom left is where the main clip was and the others are dotted about
the cap... was cleaned before painting i might add...
the finished result...
not sure about that red
Going for the Abarth look then? I think it's not bad actually.
Still thinking of going gloss black with mine though. Could colour code them, but where's the fun in that?
Still thinking of going gloss black with mine though. Could colour code them, but where's the fun in that?
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