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window trim
Chaps
My D4 is ony 16 months old, but the rubber (if it is rubber) around, mainly the rear door windows, isnt black anymore. Its more grey and very blotchy (white-ish blotches). I'm guessing its something its been cleaned with at the car wash or when its been in the dealers and come back "cleaned".
Whats best to get it back to black - I didnt want to just have a go with the silcon "back to black" stuff in case that caused me more issues.
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31st Jan 2017 5:50 pm
Kilovolt
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Picture or two maybe?
As many of us have much older cars (mine 4 years old with 72K on the clock so quite the baby of the bunch) but I've never seen such tell tale 'greying'. As rubber is a natural product (and subject to process manufacturing in the form of vulcanising), is it possible you have a duff (poor quality) product?
I use professional traffic film remover and pressure washers (as I'm sure we all do) and I have never seen such 'blotching' (on any make of car I've owned)
Me thinks show the stealer before attacking it with anything
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31st Jan 2017 5:52 pm
dadof7kids
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Here are some pics - I know they look a bit like water marks, or if some sort of lacquer has come off. Ignore the actual rain water - they are still there when its bone dry.
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All I know is they dont look very nice.
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Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
1st Feb 2017 1:08 pm
Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
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My MY16 is exactly the same..... blotchy trim....used a number of 'back to black' type stuff but doesn't last very long.... a week or two maybe?2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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