New owner in Herefordshire

[Paul Johns]

Hi all
Been a member a few weeks and had my 2.8 about 2 months, bought it for something to tinker with and have some fun over spring and summer
Been absorbing all the info available here and you all seem a knowledgeable bunch so look forward to picking your brains on all the issues as I come across them
First question I notice my car has a Matt black windscreen surround and some have body colour was this standard or an option when new?

 

[handsomejackuk]

maybe its been painted does it look like its stuck on like some sort of sticker...or paint ?

hi, i not too far away from you.. in blaina just up the road from abergavenny... we had a run out the other day ended up in locks garage allensmore for ice cream yum yum

welocome to the forum you have to pop down to abergavenny sometime we see if we can arrange a bit of a run out

Al.

 

[Paul Johns]

The famous Locks garage ice cream, worth a day out on its own
Looks like a Matt black wrap/sticker , peeling off in one corner, if it’s not standard and there is body colour underneath I’d be tempted to take it off

 

[Grumps]

Welcome. Never seen other than colour coded or chrome so suspect it's been wrapped or painted. Becareful it may have been done to hide something.

 

[Slam]

Hi and welcome from London, nice looking zed

 

[Mazza]

Hi and welcome from Bognor Regis

 

[Keet]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[benf]

Hi and welcome from Leicestershire

 

[hard top]

Welcome on the forum.

First question I notice my car has a Matt black windscreen surround and some have body colour was this standard or an option when new?

The black windscreen surround was standard on cars of a certain build date but I have read on here and other forums that it can be removed, as it is a sort of "tape", but having never done this myself it would be wise to wait for some input from someone who has.

 

[Jack Ratt]

Hello and welcome to the forum

 

[Mint]

Hi @Paul Johns, to the forum from me too in Staffordshire.

 

[Lenny b]

Hi and welcome

 

[DavidM]

Welcome from Ireland!

 

[t-tony]

Removing vynil is easy enough using a heat gun, just dont get it too hot or it stretches too much.

Tony.

ps. Welcome Paul from near Lincoln.

 

[Jjim]

Hi, welcome from Mansfield.

The window surround will be body colour under the vinyl.

I have this on my Silver.

 

[handsomejackuk]

Welcome. Never seen other than colour coded or chrome so suspect it's been wrapped or painted. Becareful it may have been done to hide something.

Yep be careful some unscrupulous owner my have wrapped it .. To cover up bad paint underneath I would leave it there if it looks ok

 

[Stevo7682]

Hi and welcome from me in Scotland

 

[Craig Machin]

Hi and from Stoke on Trent

 

[t-tony]

If it's got anything very bad underneath you will be able to see it. The prep for a wrap is easily as good as for a respray.

Tony.

 

[andyglym]

My September 97 build 2.8 has the same Matt film on the A pillars from new.