How to remove black strips on roof. VT-VX?

[Ozzie]

Does anyone know how or has removed the black strips on the top of the roof that runs from the front windscreen to the boot lid?

Im sure its cliped on one way or another... But are there screws from under the roof card that im missing?

Reason: I want to re-spray them properly.

Thanks in advance
Any pics of them removed would be helpful.

[Ozzie]

anyone??

lol has to be someone who's removed it.

[Caprice5L]

lift the front windscreen rubber seal back where the black strip meets, grab hold of the black strip and pull/slide it towards the front of the car.

[Ozzie]

lift the front windscreen rubber seal back where the black strip meets, grab hold of the black strip and pull/slide it towards the front of the car.

Cheers for the info

Will give it a shot in the morning.

Would it hurt to lubricate it before i slide it? (the trim i mean) lol

[Caprice5L]

soapy water might help.

[Ozzie]

soapy water might help.

Cheers mate

If all goes well in the morning i'll make a "how to" on it for the next person who wants to know how its done

[pac3y]

was waiting for someone to ask this question!
a how to would be verrrryy handy...

[Longman]

That's correct, I just renewed mine, took about 3 minutes to do. From the front windscreen to the rear of the roof, they are held on by plastic clips that just pull upwards. Down the rear screen you have to slide them off towards the front of the car.

[Ozzie]

done and done

Thanks guys for the info
Theres now a "how to" on it for the next person who needs it.

[davway]

what do you mean by renew the paint?
i didnt think they were painted.
are you making them more black or are you going to colour code them?

i wouldnt mind seeing a car with them colour coded.
if anyone has a pic i would be interested in seeing it.

[Longman]

They are only made in black. It was suggested to me to paint them before fitting to protect them from the sun, as mine had cracked and shrunk from sitting in the sun. I think they'd be a bit of a hassle to paint properly so the paint wouldn't peel.

[buzuki]

if you want to see what they look like painted have a look at the vz wagons, theres are painted from factory

[Ozzie]

I want to see what they look like completly shaved.
Just have the black strip running along the rear windscreen.