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I was negotiating a tight turn in a car park with high kerbs both sides on Saturday and caught the nearside kerb - I managed to partially remove the plastic trim strip that is fixed to the underside of the sill. On the spot repairs using boot and/or fist were unsuccessful. A couple of the plastic poppers were damaged/sheared off so I had no alternative but to head to a hardware store and purchase some gaffer tape in order to tape up the strip and allow me to continue my journey. The strip was not completely removed - it was hanging from the front so I thought is best to leave it rather than attempt to remove the whole thing (I couldn't have fitted it into the car anyway as I had 4 passengers).
I tried a couple of do-it-at-home scratch repair type people but they didn't want to know about loose trim. I'm not sure I can do the job myself as I don't know how to get hold of replacements for the broken poppers and it would seem that normal household tools - hammers etc, would not be suitable to push these poppers in - looks like they need speicalist equipment.
Citroen Assist (and Direct Line Rescue) would not help as it was classified as an accident.
What is the advice of people here. Could I do it myself? (I'm 65 and not as strong as I used to be) or should I take it to a local body shop (Coventry Citroen were no help - they suggested somewhere in Bedworth 30 minutes away). Would a local body shop consider it too trivial to do?
DT
I tried a couple of do-it-at-home scratch repair type people but they didn't want to know about loose trim. I'm not sure I can do the job myself as I don't know how to get hold of replacements for the broken poppers and it would seem that normal household tools - hammers etc, would not be suitable to push these poppers in - looks like they need speicalist equipment.
Citroen Assist (and Direct Line Rescue) would not help as it was classified as an accident.
What is the advice of people here. Could I do it myself? (I'm 65 and not as strong as I used to be) or should I take it to a local body shop (Coventry Citroen were no help - they suggested somewhere in Bedworth 30 minutes away). Would a local body shop consider it too trivial to do?
DT
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