From shite to alright - Xantia wheel trim refurbishment

[templeoffire]

Hi all, poking around eBay I found a ratty set of Barcelone wheel trims, a holy grail find indeed! 

Condition upon arrival, scabs ahoy.

After a gentle rub down. Do not inhale 26 year old plastic dust. 

Two coats of primer and it’s starting to look like I might be doing a good job.. unheard of!

I chose steel for the final colour with two coats of clear lacquer, not too Gucci but still looks OEM, unfortunately Halfords didn’t sell tartan.

And there she is, what a transformation, it’s all I could ever hope for and more. In all seriousness, this small job really has brightened what is quite a cosmetically challenged shiter. The question remains, will the jet wash ruin my hard work? Time will tell.. 

Cheers.

[AnnoyingPentium]

Looks excellent. A good pair of trims (or alloys because posh, like) can definitely make a car look a bit less scabby, IMO.

[gadgetgricey]

Xantia with a rear spoiler... Living the dream.

Loved my Xantia's ,  2.1TD was great

Great work re the paint job on the trims.

[barrett]

Are these rare then? Pretty sure I've got at least one set kicking about somewhere

[templeoffire]

18 minutes ago, barrett said:

Are these rare then? Pretty sure I've got at least one set kicking about somewhere

I’m not sure if they’re rare, but I’d been looking for them for quite a while, £22 posted for the set. 

[templeoffire]

30 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

Xantia with a rear spoiler... Living the dream.

Loved my Xantia's ,  2.1TD was great

Great work re the paint job on the trims.

When I brought the car it didn’t have a spoiler and the tailgate was 80% filler, luckily the one I got from the scrap yard came with a spoiler, bloody result.

ty for the paint comment 🙏

[Spurious]

Get some clear cable ties on them, be a shame for one to come loose.  Lost one off my Audi 100 on the M62 somewhere, ballache to find a spare. Good job though, looking smart

[AnnoyingPentium]

2 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Get some clear cable ties on them, be a shame for one to come loose.  Lost one off my Audi 100 on the M62 somewhere, ballache to find a spare. Good job though, looking smart

I used black ones... don't do that!

Also as a tip, don't leave one sitting for ages. I had noticed this black thing sticking out of where the coil spring was about three weeks after my mechanic had the wheel off. Turns out there was a bit of cable tie left there and clung on for dear life. Think it's still in the back of the car. Lol.

[templeoffire]

11 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Get some clear cable ties on them, be a shame for one to come loose.  Lost one off my Audi 100 on the M62 somewhere, ballache to find a spare. Good job though, looking smart

I really should, but I’m worried it will spoil the look as they have quite thick “spokes” if you get me, would be a shame to loose one after I inhaled all that dust though..