Removing/replacing rear pillar / C post badges

[GrahamFountain]

Any advice on how the C post badges come off the Doly Sprint and go back on?

Graham

[GTS290N]

They should just pull off, same as nose and boot badges. Two pins, pushed into rubber plugs.

[GrahamFountain]

Thanks, was going to post that I'd done it. The one I've done was held on with one pin and some double sided tape. I thought there might be a clip under the C post bit of the headlining, but there wasn't.
Graham

[GTS290N]

If I ever get round to having my new rear tonneau fitted the badge will be stuck on with tape.

[GrahamFountain]

I'm replacing the vinyl trim on the C posts. I got some sticky backed leather effect vinyl off ebay for £5 per meter (450mm wide) I might have got both out of 1 m if I'd cut it with more care and parsimony, but I didn't. I thought, at that price, I'd have a go and see how it came out. Got a few bubbles to pinprick out, and some of the edges aren't perfect, but not too bad a job, and better than what was there, i.e. nothing. It went round the door jamb corner fairly easily, with help from a heat gun on low - might work with a hair-dryer.

Now I'll see if it lasts.

Need to get another piece for the other side. But anyway, I think I want some of the spare in fixing the parcel shelf base with 3mm hardboard sheet.

Graham

[GTS290N]

I'm replacing the vinyl trim on the C posts. I got some sticky backed leather effect vinyl off ebay for £5 per meter (450mm wide) I might have got both out of 1 m if I'd cut it with more care and parsimony, but I didn't. I thought, at that price, I'd have a go and see how it came out. Got a few bubbles to pinprick out, and some of the edges aren't perfect, but not too bad a job, and better than what was there, i.e. nothing. It went round the door jamb corner fairly easily, with help from a heat gun on low - might work with a hair-dryer.

Now I'll see if it lasts.

Need to get another piece for the other side. But anyway, I think I want some of the spare in fixing the parcel shelf base with 3mm hardboard sheet.

Graham

Pictures would be appreciated.

[GrahamFountain]

Ok pictures.

As you can see, far from perfect; certainly, if I'd paid a weeks wages for the job.

It did split a bit at the top rear because I didn't realize I needed the heat gun on that bit. So there, and an odd few other places, it needs a dab of black smoothrite with a fine brush.

And where it's stuck to the curve in the door jamb, it does nothing to hide the imperfections in the paintwork there. It's a bit thinner than the proper stuff.

But I find it acceptable for a fiver and half an hour's work.

Question is, what will it look like next year or the year after.

Graham

[GrahamFountain]

BTW. It's mostly a different black because it's still clean.

Graham

[GrahamFountain]

More vinyl turned up, so I did the other side. That went even better than the first side, but not so much better I'm going to re-do the first. There is enough in 1 m x 45 cm to do both sided if you cut it right.

Graham

[Richard the old one]

I believe that water was entering the boot of my car via the holes that hold the badges on as when I washed the car I watched the water run from the roof gutter directly down the down the C post to hit the badge. One of the plastic inserts that should hold the badge was missing so I have used some silicone sealant to stop the water leak.

[GrahamFountain]

The driver's side one of mine only has one pin. But the snapped off bit is still in the hole. The other seems a reasonably tight fit I wouldn't have though enough water to notice would get through. But I'll look.
Graham

[TrustNo1]

directly down the down the C post to hit the badge. .

There has been a lot of discussion in the past as to if it is a C or D post, my conclusion was it has to a D post otherwise Triumph wouldn't had fitted a badge with the letter D to them.

[new to this]

I'm replacing the vinyl trim on the C posts. I got some sticky backed leather effect vinyl off ebay for £5 per meter (450mm wide) I might have got both out of 1 m if I'd cut it with more care and parsimony, but I didn't. I thought, at that price, I'd have a go and see how it came out. Got a few bubbles to pinprick out, and some of the edges aren't perfect, but not too bad a job, and better than what was there, i.e. nothing. It went round the door jamb corner fairly easily, with help from a heat gun on low - might work with a hair-dryer.

Now I'll see if it lasts.

Need to get another piece for the other side. But anyway, I think I want some of the spare in fixing the parcel shelf base with 3mm hardboard sheet.

Graham

Graham

Have you got the link of where to buy the vinyl from,

Thanks Dave

[GrahamFountain]

I got the vinyl off ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-VINYL- ... 2749.l2649

Graham