Hey guys, I have a VS Calais and for some odd reason it doesnt have the 2 tone paint job. Instead it is just plain white. But anyway my front bumper is a bit damaged and I was thinking that I could just grab a second had one from a commodore but being a calais it has the chrome strip all around. If i get my hands on another bumper is it going to be possible for me to take the strip off of my current bumper or am i going to need a new strip... if so does anyone know where i can get one cheap? Cheers.
you should be able to re-use your strip, just be careful because its a 13 yr old strip ( or so ) it may be fairly brittle.
One colour with a chrome strip??? You sure you havent bought yourself a berlina with calais badges on it? lol Well i, querying this question already, have found out that you can re-do your old strips, by peeling off the old/weared chrome, then buying a roll of it from autobarn, then putting it back on. Well thats what ive heard, and he said that its a bitch to peel off... Just look up my posts for exact wording... I was going to do it to my berlina but i cbf, ill let someone who knows what they are doing to do it.
Sorry havent had a chance to reply but thanks for ur replys. But yeah she is a calais my Grandpa had it before me and before him it was the attorney generals car so yeah i have no idea why it doesnt have the two tone paint job. But I got another question how do i go about removing the chrome on the door that surronds the windows? Cheers.
no way man leave them on! haha. the chrome window surrounds are so nice. but to reply to ur question... i dont know
open your doors, you will see a series of tiny screws from underneath the chrome pieces, then they just pull out from eachother. The ones around the very rear quarter window as far as I know can only be removed by removing te quarter window at the rear. Goodluck.
ah ok cool... yeah i plan on leaving them on but my younger brother dented one of the doors when my grandpa owned the car... i am thinking it is just going to be cheaper to get a second hand door and transfer the chrome and electric windows and stuff over.
well I spoke to my local holden dealer a little while ago and the told me that a new chrome strip for just the front bumper would be $109 and autopro told me $98... so if u want genuine it isnt all that cheap.
