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Technical => 116 Series (Alfetta Sedan/GT/GTV & Giulietta Sedan) => Topic started by: BBRT on August 19, 2015, 08:28:54 AM

Title: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: BBRT on August 19, 2015, 08:28:54 AM
G'day,

I want to remove a rear vent cover from my 81 GTV (plastic bumper), so I can take it to get some colour matched paint.
Can someone tell me how to get it off?

Thanks,
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: poohbah on August 19, 2015, 10:33:41 AM
See same topic I started a month or so ago. There are three screws on each you can undo from inside rear hatch. 5 minute job, just pull the carpet lining down.
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: goodallallan on August 19, 2015, 03:58:32 PM
Yes, as above. They are 10mm nuts (I think, maybe 8mm?). The other end of the bolt is captive to the vent cover.
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: BBRT on August 19, 2015, 04:26:21 PM
Found them!

Thanks
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: poohbah on August 19, 2015, 11:41:57 PM
Goodo, glad I can finally help someone out!

As long as you know your paint code, you should be able to refurbish them yourself. Only needs a bit of elbow grease to to tidy them up, primer and indoor room to apply fresh paint with no wind interference.
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: BBRT on August 20, 2015, 07:27:11 AM
Paint made to the paint code on the sticker is too silver.

The car, including the plastic vent cover was repainted before I got it (I bought it in 1996).

It is my intention to take the vent cover to the paint shop so they can analyse the colour with their spectrographic thingy.
Title: Re: Removing rear vent covers
Post by: poohbah on August 20, 2015, 02:58:07 PM
Fair enough. Interesting your vents are body colour. I have an 81 GTV too and covers are matt black, in contrast to the grey duco.