Bump Strips - Removal

Hi Guys,

After much cleaning and polishing the only thing that lets my Disco down is the naff faded chrome inserts in the bump strips. My question is are there any holes in the doors to secure them or are they just glued on. So can the bump strips be removed with a hairdryer etc...

Thanks in advance

Tony

Glue

Have you thought about painting the inserts?

Removing all the strips would be a pig of a job, and if you managed to remove them without any paint damage it may still show due to many years of the rest of the paint fading.

horse62 said:

Have you thought about painting the inserts?

Removing all the strips would be a pig of a job, and if you managed to remove them without any paint damage it may still show due to many years of the rest of the paint fading.

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I did but I am also considering trying to pry out the inserts as they look glued in.....

Reason I asked if they had holes is because I saw Jabbae46's and it looked like it has holes for the bump strips..

Removed then on my 1995 300 and there are square holes behind.

Oh well, mine are held on by glue anyway...
Might be worth taking a door card off to see what's going on with the door skin before you decide anything, as you'll know where you stand then.

Had the same problem on my last Discovery.

Removed the plastic chrome strips and replaced them with new
using something like this.
Just measure yours and order the corresponding one

14mm x 5m CHROME CAR STYLING MOULDING STRIP TRIM ADHESIVE | eBay

Think Jabba's one had checkerplate hence the holes

biggeeeee said:

Had the same problem on my last Discovery.

Removed the plastic chrome strips and replaced them with new
using something like this.
Just measure yours and order the corresponding one

14mm x 5m CHROME CAR STYLING MOULDING STRIP TRIM ADHESIVE | eBay

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Perfect I don't mind the bump strips it's just the naff peeling chrome bit inside.... eBay here I come. Thanks again.

Jobus said:

Perfect I don't mind the bump strips it's just the naff peeling chrome bit inside.... eBay here I come. Thanks again.

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No probs, it makes it look a whole lot better for not a lot of money.

Mind and take some photos

my mate has a green discovery and his inserts were naff, so he covered them with green electrical tape about 2 yrs ago, but get a good quality make or it wont stick to well, his looks good even today.

terry

On my '94 300 they were just glued on. Perhaps it's just the XS versions with the plastic wheel arch trims that have holes?

i took the silver crap out and cleaned up the black bump strips with a bit of white spirit... looks better in my opinion if the silver strips are nakered and dull/peeling like mine were

Jobus said:

I did but I am also considering trying to pry out the inserts as they look glued in.....

Reason I asked if they had holes is because I saw Jabbae46's and it looked like it has holes for the bump strips..

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Yeh mate they have got square holes behind the rub strips it's also pulled some of the paint off getting some new ones and painting the bottoms of the doors