Bumper strips for mk1

[Sammo]

Can anyone tell me where I can buy some new bumper strips for my mk1 please, looking for front and rear

[Tech1e]

Skoda

Briskoda parts

[Guest]

Skospares?

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[FUBAR]

If it's just to replace faded ones use a heatgun on them.

[andy68]

^THIS

[Liverpool-Lad]

Or just get some bumper care on them...I use tyre gel.

[Evil]

We use ground nut oil on plastics..

[DaveMW]

Back one was £40 for me.

[YellowCar]

My Nan swears by bicarbonate of soda...or was that for something else?

[Octabus]

if they are scratched, cracked,or simply missing  local breakers yard or that pesky eBay. The front ones are the same hatch/estate, the rears are estate only. The VRS ones are no different to the others.

 

If they are grey or going a bit blotchy any oil based substance will revive them short term - wd40, olive oil, baby oil etc

for a longer fix unclip them, clean them off with hot soapy water, and hold the heat gun on them. don't do them on the car or the paint may blister.

remove and paint is another option, colour coding works very well on the light coloured cars. plasticote, or flexible paint is advised 

 

If you do paint them, I very very very much advise to get some clear vinyl (or even carbon wrap?) on the rear one for under the tailgate. This is a scratch magnet!

[Evil]

Are they easy to get off?

[Octabus]

They just clip in, I think the rears might have a couple of screws?

searching youtube will show you! the mk4 golfs/bora are the same

[Tech1e]

They do clip in, start at one end and work along. However they distort very easily.

[kentphil1]

Judging by previous people's comments after buying new ones, they appear to be a couple of mm's shorter than the originals for some reason, hence they do not sit quite the same as the original on the car. a good used unit or recondition the old one would be my route before buying new.

Have a look at Group1rs's build threads to see what I mean, sorry I cant remember if it was the black vrs or his new wrc, but he did make mention of the issue in one of them.

Edit - found it - post #634 http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/253213-group1rss-black-magic-2002-octy-vrs/page-22

Edited 16 March, 2016 by kentphil1

[FUBAR]

Before Heatgun when I got car:

 

 

during:

 

 

After heatgun 

 

 

 

18 months and near 20K later without having touched since

 

 

Edited 16 March, 2016 by FUBAR