This is a discussion on Rubbing strips on the doors within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Does anyone know if the rubbing strips on the doors are glued or pinned on? I know the ones in ...
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| Does anyone know if the rubbing strips on the doors are glued or pinned on? I know the ones in the bumpers are pinned, but the white WRC Octavias don't seem to have door rubbing strips so I'm thinking that they may just be glued.... ![]()
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| I removed my rubbing strips and they are just double sided taped on and are easy to remove plus the bumper ones just unclip out easily,just need to pry them out,had mine colour coded and they look much better |
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| I am new to this site could you tell me why you would remove the rubbing strips in any way thanks ![]() |
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| Purely for cosmetic reasons ![]()
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| Which Strips Do You Mean And Has It Got Any Effect On The Doors Or Not ![]() |
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| The black horizontal plastic thingies in the middle of the doors. They are glued/taped on but there's an indentation in the meatl underneath (as displayed on base model Octys)
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