Vp calais owners( doortrims question)

[H00LiGaN]

Gday guys,just wondering from you vp calais drivers know wether the doortrims in the calais model have the removable cloth section on the armrests? or is it sewn in? 1 guy told me they have clips in it so you can take the fabric section off.. Is his true?

[stocky]

fairly sure its removable

[Fun_Bucket]

I've always wanted to know the answer to this, because i want to put the Calais cloth section on my exec door trims, and retain the manual window wipers. OP, are you getting rid of your trims lol?

[levymetal]

I've always wanted to know the answer to this, because i want to put the Calais cloth section on my exec door trims, and retain the manual window wipers. OP, are you getting rid of your trims lol?

you could just get calais door trims and cut a hole for the window winder

[Fun_Bucket]

you could just get calais door trims and cut a hole for the window winder

Then i'd be left with a either a small hole from the switch in the rear/ or a useless switch in the door trim
Plus, if i found a suitable set, it would be waay cheaper to send just the cloth inserts, rather than the whole trims.

[levymetal]

oh yeah forgot about the rears... whoops

[dans_vz]

The trim is removeable

[STEALTHY™]

Def removable. I would get a pic, but my spare interior is locked away.

[H00LiGaN]

Then i'd be left with a either a small hole from the switch in the rear/ or a useless switch in the door trim
Plus, if i found a suitable set, it would be waay cheaper to send just the cloth inserts, rather than the whole trims.

Thats what im talking about,just want to recover the inserts to match my car instead of dicking around with the whole trim.


Also were any of the vp calais dorrtrims actually grey or are they all that light blue/greeny colour?

[ducker85]

Thats what im talking about,just want to recover the inserts to match my car instead of dicking around with the whole trim.


Also were any of the vp calais dorrtrims actually grey or are they all that light blue/greeny colour?

mine are tan or "beige"

I always thouht all commodore models were clipped in

[STEALTHY™]

mine are tan or "beige"

I always thouht all commodore models were clipped in

Nah, some are stitched.
These are berlina LX ones.

[stockies]

Yes as said, if the calais doortrim has the large cloth section, it is held in by a couple of round screw clips and a couple of 10mm(?) hex bolts (made of plastic)
On my exec door trims i added VR Calais cloths and even the door light.

[H00LiGaN]

Yes as said, if the calais doortrim has the large cloth section, it is held in by a couple of round screw clips and a couple of 10mm(?) hex bolts (made of plastic)
On my exec door trims i added VR Calais cloths and even the door light.

Gday Stockie, yeh seen afew pics of your car and noticed your doortrims,what did you pay for the inserts? By the way they came up a treat.

[STEALTHY™]

I thought about doing that, then i got lazy and just bought VQ ones for my wagon, that way the inserts are there, and the door lights (aswell as rear map pockets, normal calais' dont have rear map pockets)

[H00LiGaN]

hmm yeh ive never had an opportunity to buy vq doortrims,so i figured vp calais would be good,just need something different than the boring ss trims.

[STEALTHY™]

I paid 150, but 2 sets went on ebay for 100, i only didn't buy them because the seller wouldn't organise shipping for them.


VQ Stato

[stockies]

Gday Stockie, yeh seen afew pics of your car and noticed your doortrims,what did you pay for the inserts? By the way they came up a treat.

They cost $30 to $40 from Jollys wreckers in Dandy. Still got the front ones in my car but rears are now VQ statesman (series 1)
Yeah they are a pain to cut out holes and attach all the extra parts to. It's much easier to get a set that are like that from factory.

(My new doortrims came with my new seats - $80 from ebay)