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How easy to remove wood trim?

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How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by mwadZ4 » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:20 pm

Hi

Seen a really nice Z4 for sale BUT it has the dark wood trim-I really don't like it and for me could easily be a deal breaker.

Would I be right in presuming that it would be a nightmare to remove?

Please advise
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by jamesbond » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:49 pm

I would think difficult .. but not 100% sure

check with a main dealer they might know .

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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by mwadZ4 » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:56 pm

Thanks JB
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by The_Dude » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:00 am

Hi. I had my carbon trim swapped for wood trim. I looked at it and it seemed a nightmare. So took it to B&M in pudsey and they swapped it all for me for £120.
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by The_Dude » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:01 am

Oh and the main dealer would happily swap for me. Said it would take 4 hours at £120+vat (or whatever it was) an hour. Took just over 9mins in the end.
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Mods: De-badged, blue callipers, gloss black LCI's and roll over hoops, black performance grills, stubby aerial, rear carbon diffuser, gunmetal powdercoated alloys, custom stainless cat back exhaust.
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by mwadZ4 » Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:48 am

The_Dude wrote:Oh and the main dealer would happily swap for me. Said it would take 4 hours at £120+vat (or whatever it was) an hour. Took just over 9mins in the end.
9 minutes ???? :happyclap:
Maybe it's not such a horror job....
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by Scooba_Steve » Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:39 am

Make that an hour first time DIY then ;)
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by The_Dude » Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:43 pm

Doh. Predictive text and fat fingers. Took them 2hours!
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by Zed Five » Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:24 pm

This may help a little (though not completely)
http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1148144
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by Zed Five » Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:34 pm

and this should help with the centre console:

viewtopic.php?t=71518
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by The_Dude » Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:05 pm

If you do end up buying and want the carbon trim. I still have a complete set for sale. One of the pieces needs a re-laq on a small part. If you search the classifieds for carbon trim, the pics will come up.
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by firebobby » Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:22 pm

I like the wood look, glad my car has it.
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Re: How easy to remove wood trim?

Post by mwadZ4 » Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:38 pm

The_Dude wrote:If you do end up buying and want the carbon trim. I still have a complete set for sale. One of the pieces needs a re-laq on a small part. If you search the classifieds for carbon trim, the pics will come up.
Thanks The Dude
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