Phase two bodykit

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:37 pm

What sort of a job and what is likelyhood of breakage of bits stuck on with adhesive tape stuff, is it to remove bodykit (standard one) from a 1990 BX16v phase two.
Does anyone have any tips on method and paint type needed to change colour?
Thankyou

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:59 pm

the side skirts etc are attatched with very strong adhesive fromt he factory! bob and rob hughes have removed one in the past! may be they might shed some more lite on it!

ed_straker · Post by **ed_straker** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:00 pm

you need a heating gun and a damn sharp knife.
Problem is: Sideskirts are also bolted on...

ollie · Post by **ollie** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:44 pm

And lots of patience!

If you don't have any,
Then cut the car panel away with body kit, and then peel it off the adhesive like a sardine can by rolling it up a pair of pliers.

Wear strong gloves

MoRtYMer · Post by **MoRtYMer** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:06 pm

Someone told on the old forum some technic to remove the side panels on the C pilar, don't know if works on the other parts. It involved a cooper wire, and a 12v battery, IIRC. Don't remember exactly how was used...

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:15 am

Whats up with the one your breaking Toby?

ed_straker · Post by **ed_straker** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:43 am

C-Pillar panels are an easy job...Hmm, you could use some tools that are used for cutting glas, that would do the trick nicely.
Be careful with the rear wheel arches though, they're glued AND screwed on (EDIT: can be seen when wheels removed).

Btw, anyone know how to remove a phase2 spoiler from the tailgate?!

thanuttiscotsman · Post by **thanuttiscotsman** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:24 pm

hi there,
im not entirely sure but think pahse 2 spoiler has wing nut style bits on the inside but maybe is just glued. infact i think i differs between the age of the cars. i think the older ones are mainly glued and newer ones bolted in some places aswell. but im not entirely sure.
as i have front wing ph2 kit bits with no nuts inside as spares but the wings i bought from luke recently are bolted and glued to the wing.

tis a bit confusing, rossco

ollie · Post by **ollie** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:11 pm

Glued and screwed, much easier to take whole gate and paint that!

Ollie

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:42 pm

I got my bits at home with half a bx attached to them

Got the steel off with lots of patience, hammer and chizzle (correct?)

I was told that it would also be possible to remove them from the bx using wire that's used for a fishing rod. Didn't try this but it could work i think.

Problem is when the old adhesive is removed, fitting could be a problem. I kept the old adhesive on the parts and fitting was perfect and easy

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:30 pm

tim leech wrote:Whats up with the one your breaking Toby?

Its got a rotten front subframe, burst/corrodes hydraulic pipes and starting to rust on the sills.....
However I have an as new (yes really) 1991 BX16 TRS that am going to swap bits over to including engine etc. I've worked on Citroens since 1985 at dealerships and fo myself but have never done any bodywork.
Thanks for all you useful tips.

robin hughes · Post by **robin hughes** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:24 pm

me and my dad have removed the body kit from a phase 2 before and its not that easy. If you are braking the car (like we did ours) we first drilled the rivets that hold the kit on then got a heat gun. For the rear vents we stripped the boot out and heated the vent from the inside (making the glue hot and soft we carefuly pulles the vent off bit by bit (but very carful and slowly as the fibreglass is brittle and will crack very easily) unfortunatly on removing the vent you will probably destroy the rear quater plastic panel the vent is half glued to!. for the side skirts heat the sills up (the paint will bubble but if your scrapping it it wont matter) the heat does not damage the kit so as the glue melts slowly pull the skirts free from the sill moveing the heat gun down bit by bit as you do so. For the rear wing attachments heat the kit from inside the rear wheel arch and as the glue melts slowly pull the kit away. For the front wing attachments pull the front splash guard out and heat the kit from the inside of the front wing again the glue will melt and the kit should come off slowly. (make sure you take the side skirts off first as the front wing bits slot behind the skirts with a little tab also at the back of the front wing bits there is a fixing you have to remove. i hope this helps.

cheers rob

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:19 pm

robin hughes wrote:me and my dad have removed the body kit from a phase 2 before and its not that easy. If you are braking the car (like we did ours) we first drilled the rivets that hold the kit on then got a heat gun. For the rear vents we stripped the boot out and heated the vent from the inside (making the glue hot and soft we carefuly pulles the vent off bit by bit (but very carful and slowly as the fibreglass is brittle and will crack very easily) unfortunatly on removing the vent you will probably destroy the rear quater plastic panel the vent is half glued to!. for the side skirts heat the sills up (the paint will bubble but if your scrapping it it wont matter) the heat does not damage the kit so as the glue melts slowly pull the skirts free from the sill moveing the heat gun down bit by bit as you do so. For the rear wing attachments heat the kit from inside the rear wheel arch and as the glue melts slowly pull the kit away. For the front wing attachments pull the front splash guard out and heat the kit from the inside of the front wing again the glue will melt and the kit should come off slowly. (make sure you take the side skirts off first as the front wing bits slot behind the skirts with a little tab also at the back of the front wing bits there is a fixing you have to remove. i hope this helps.

cheers rob

Yes it certainly does help. Thanks very much.

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