Roof seam covers

[mikedaf2]

Does anybody know how the roof seam covers come off ( plastic strip on roof ) without breaking them as I want to clean under them and treat the rubber on them?
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[Elfranco]

Tricky one, there stuck on, you have to prise them of without putting them out of shape or damaging the roof

[mikedaf2]

Roof seam covers

Oh bugger, I might leave them on then. Thanks mate.

[Simon T]

They are one of the only items I left on mine when it was painted, not ideal, but they break really easily so I didn't risk it.

[Dave]

And they're ridiculously priced as well, leave em on Mike

Or are you planning on fitting a roof rack?

[Simon T]

Yeah they are expensive new , I tried taking a couple of a scrap mk5 (they look the same) and they broke. You can break them refitting them too.

[mikedaf2]

And they're ridiculously priced as well, leave em on Mike

Or are you planning on fitting a roof rack?

Hadn't thought of that Dave

[Ginge]

Leave them on, when you could get them they were around £80 each from ford, I've been looking for 2 years for a pair of good rubbers for mine

[Simon T]

If you mean the black part, they aren't rubbers, its factory sealer - can be replicated easily enough.

[Ginge]

They are rubber the metal colour coded part sits on top of them.

[Simon T]

I've checked with ford and Mark Barber, its sealer.

Edit - actually, do you mean the bit that bridges between the shell and the plastic, or something that goes under the plastic?

[Ginge]

In the roof gutter you have 2 pieces, a rubber seal that is bonded to the roof then a metal colour coded part that is bonded to this rubber seal, the black part that is visible is this rubber seal.

[cossimc]

i need them aswell the body shop took mine off to paint and snapped them

[mikedaf2]

Has anyone got a part number for them, there maybe some left in someone's stock?😅

[Ginge]

That's another thing...take every factory colour they did the escort in then double it....that's how many part numbers there is for them as they came colour coded