1.6 Sport Almost Ready for a respray

[cbr40017]

Hi, my 1.6 Sport is giong in to have both sides resprayed in a week & a half, the work is being done through a mate at his body shop, but i have to strip some bits off prior to the respary to keep cost's down.
I have sereched the forums but to no avale.
Can any one please tell me how to take off both the external door handles, both mirror's, & both rear quater windows.
any help is greatly appreiciated & i will take some photo's to show others if successful, how to do it

 

[Nath.]

has someone been artistic on your car with a key then?

 

[Fl@pper]

handles are held in with an allen bolt under a grommet (single at the top not the 3 lower down in a triangle) just inside on the doors rear edge when its open

mirrors are fixed by screws under the escutcheon (traingle bit) cover on the inside

quarter windows if opening are screwed on - follow the hinges under the trim for the mounts to be safe or remove the screws in the glass

if fixed im sure they are just rubber mounted so pop out if you know how

 

[cbr40017]

Hi nathwarr,
no a couple of years ago the drivers door got scratched & then a week later the passenger door got banged in tesco's, so i had a cheap re-spray but the lacuor went off to hard & over the years has reacted with the paint & caused a sort of crazy paveing effect (like lots of small scratch's) so as the radio is being reconditioned through my local Seat dealer for £75 & the windows are getting proffesionly tinted for £160 (50% off through havok316 on this forum). i thought i might as well spend a few extra quid to bring her back to top condition & get her proffesionaly re-sprayed (£300 through a mate of a mate's)

A big thank you to Fl@pper for the advice on stripping off the door handles, wing mirrors & takeing out the rear quater light windows so she can go straight in for the paint job.

Any other advice relateing to this will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Craig!]

One question NC23 or NC29??? I may look like a right nonce for asking that but it's relating to his user name, may just be random though.

 

[cbr40017]

Hi Craig!
Was a Nc29 gullarm, but had to sell due to starting a new job on training money & needed the cash to pay the bills before the money got better.
previous import bikes VFR400 & RVF400, i just love the Jap imports.
what have you got ?

 

[basstard]

Here's the guide on how to remove the door card on the mk3. you need to remove it to take out the tweeter housing which hides the screws for the door mirror,,,

 

[cbr40017]

Thanks for that basstard, i did have a look at this guide but dident realise you have to take the door card off to take off the tweeter housing to get to the screws for the mirrors.
Any other helpful tips or hints ? every repliy gets a BIG thanks.
keep them comeing

 

[m0rk]

this isn't the yellow sport sat outside a northamptonshire bodyshop is it?

 

[cbr40017]

Hi m0rk,
No mines about 90 miles south, due to go into White's bodyshop on the 16th, hopefully with all the bits stripped off, with all the help the guys/girls !!! out there can give me to do the job, hopfully with out any more damage.

 

[basstard]

Thanks for that basstard, i did have a look at this guide but dident realise you have to take the door card off to take off the tweeter housing to get to the screws for the mirrors.
Any other helpful tips or hints ? every repliy gets a BIG thanks.
keep them comeing

no mate, it's a dead easy job I assure you. oh, just one really minor thing now that I think about it,,, the door opener cable,,, remember how it is hooked to the chrome handle cos if you hook it up the other way it'll end up breaking the cable on the long run.

 

[cbr40017]

Hi basstard
thanks for the tip about the 'door opener cable', this is just the advice/tips that i need to get the job done

 

[cbr40017]

SEAT Service Repair Workshop Manual 2 DVD CD all models

Hi all, i have just spoted this on ebay, any of you guys/girls got one ? is it worth getting ? & are the guides on removeing the bits i need to take off for my re-spray covered in good detail ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-Service-...QQihZ003QQcategoryZ100947QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Any comments greatly appreciated

 

[basstard]

Covers all VW Group Seats from 1973-2005

seat owned by vw in 1973???

Anyway, judging by the price, I'd say this is a normal [pirated] copy of the elsa manual, the original stuff seat distributes to the dealers. Anyway, if you'd want to break the law [which you don't want], you could get it in other ways for free. But don't assume for sure it contains everything you need.

 

[cbr40017]

Hi basstard,
For free where ?

 

[Craig!]

Have an RVF400 and a K4 GSXR600. May know me as Craig_ off 400GreyBike and off various other forums like Apriliaforum (if you've ever had an RS125) or 125cc Sportsbikes.

Will get some pictures up of all the bikes and cars one day!!

 

[basstard]

Hi basstard,
For free where ?

A friend of mine got it via p2p software,,, but then you don't want to beak the laws do you?

 

[cbr40017]

Hi Craig!, yep top site 400GreyBike, the guys & girls helped me out a lot when i couldent start my NC29 after it had been stored a while.
not to keen on the gsxr but what year RVF ? bougt mine brand new from boxhill motorcycles (gone now) they are great bikes.

 

[cbr40017]

Hi basstard, No i wouldent want to break the law, but if it found its way Mysteriously on to my computor i might have a peak before deleating !!!!!

 

[basstard]

a lil better,,,
[btw, can't pm you cos you got too few posts,,,]