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[Alex W]

Apologies if this has been done before but a search of the forum turned up nothing and the HowTo/Maintenance section doesn't seem to cover this either.
 
My offside sill trim is not fitting correctly at the front end but I can't see how it attaches to the car. I assume there is some kind of plastic clip arrangement but I don't want to pull it about blindly in case I break something.

Can anyone tell me how the sill trim is fitted/removed.

Thanks in advance.

[mr ICE man]

Ok might sound stupid but the only fit one way round so check!but the trim is only held on by clips,a small flathead screwdriver to get it off.

[Alex W]

Do you mean I can just prise it off?  Is it just a push fit?

[Andy H]

Do you mean the internal cover on the sill?

or do you mean the external plastic covers on the outside of the car?

The internal ones are held in place by 5 or 6 torx screws hidden under the plastic strips with the VX logo on (& one at the base of the B pillar).

Not sure about the external ones but my local garage told me that they are just cllipped on.

[Andy B]

The clips have a keyhole slot that slides onto a rivet head (a bit like a flat head nail) welded to the sill itself. The trim fastens to these clips by hooking the top edge onto the clip then pushing down & inwards towards the car. I've only ever removed sill trims because the clips have been snapped, I suppose the theory is, to lift upwards & pull the top edge away from the car. One of my clips has been broken since I bought the car 5 or 6 yrs ago. There's also various penny sized black covers/clips on the bottom edge along the length, these just prise off.

[jonnycool]

The front of mine was hanging down when I bought it, because one of the clips had become a bit loose and turned 90 degrees, I turned it back and it clipped straight back on, have a check of yours

Jon