Mine had peeled badly and I was getting fed up with it so as it was raining Saturday decided to have a play...

Took it off and started trying to get the rest of the soft touch finish off.... didn't really want to budge...

Then thought I wonder if thinners will get it off... wiped it half a dozen times with a thinners soaked rag and nothing happened.... then, as if by magic, this happened...

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Great result

I was contemplating options to replace/repair mine. This seems the go!

That looks great, mines getting a bit worn on the edges and could do with a refurb.

Do they come off easily?

Yep, the only way to shift that rubberised Pete

Welcome to my world

Door card off, that's four screws, another four screws to remove the switches, then six million metal clips hold it on, easy them off and it comes off (alright there aren't six million but you wonder why they used so many for a small piece of plastic...)

If you cock it up or break it a new one is about £35 so not too bad...  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Oh, I've found that using satin black and then a clear coat of matte lacquer over the top gives a nicer finish than matte black paint on it's own, seems to be half way between matte and satin...

If you can't find matte lacquer then a bodyshop supplies shop will have it...

And don't forget to use a plastic adhesion promoter or the paint won't be very durable... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

Yep, the only way to shift that rubberised Pete

Welcome to my world

Pete, only the early cars have those irritating clips!

Deleted on late models with the smaller switch packs

Arr.. I see, I changed one on a mates 2007, as I was doing mine I was thinking I don't remember all these clips... just thought someone had changed his before and left them off..... Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Nice job Pete, looks brand new mate.

Where do you get your hands on new ones for £35 if you don't mind me asking. In Oz I have been quoted stupid money by our local LR dealers.

Cheers Danny.... getting all excited yet??

bpp1980 I got one last year from Dan at Duckworths, one of our site sponsors Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Course I am mate. 24hrs and it will be all mine haha.

Dan.

Those rubberised finishes are used on various cars and some electronics. They feel great when they're new, but i've never seen one that lasted well, they all go sticky then peal off.